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The future of serverless is WASM with David Flanagan

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Jul 25, 2024
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David Flanagan
David Flanagan, founder of Rockout Academy, discusses the potential of WebAssembly (WASM) in serverless technology. They explore WASM's advantages over traditional containers, SPIN application development, invocation patterns, deploying Spin applications with Fermion Cloud, and integrating WebAssembly with cloud providers like AWS.
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INSIGHT

WebAssembly's Cold Start Advantage

  • WebAssembly offers faster cold starts than containers, improving user experience and resource efficiency.
  • Cold starts can range from 50ms to 500ms for containers, impacting user-facing services.
INSIGHT

WebAssembly's Portability Advantage

  • WebAssembly's portability across diverse platforms simplifies development and deployment.
  • It eliminates the need for multi-architecture container builds, improving developer experience.
ANECDOTE

Solomon Hykes on Docker and WebAssembly

  • Docker's co-founder, Solomon Hykes, stated Docker wouldn't exist if WebAssembly existed in 2008.
  • This highlights the significance of a portable runtime.
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