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The future of serverless is WASM with David Flanagan
Jul 25, 2024
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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- WebAssembly System Interface expands server-side application usability with elevated functionality like file access and networking.
- WebAssembly offers superior performance over traditional container deployment with nanosecond-level invocation times leading to faster performance.
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WebAssembly in the Browser and Server
WebAssembly originated as a way to enhance browser performance for critical code. Applications like Figma already leverage WebAssembly for tasks requiring high performance. The introduction of WebAssembly System Interface (WAZI) aimed to expand its usability to server-side applications. By providing elevated functionality like file access and networking, WebAssembly now offers a portable runtime for both browsers and servers.
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