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Wasm Origins
- WebAssembly (Wasm) originated from the need to run complex code in browsers, like C++ image processing libraries.
- It evolved from projects like ASM.js, a JavaScript subset for efficient compilation.
Wasm on the Server
- Wasm's server-side use leverages browser tech like V8 for sandboxing and portability, similar to Node.js.
- It offers a smaller, easier-to-maintain sandbox than V8 and supports multiple programming languages.
Wasm Sandboxing
- Wasm sandboxing, similar to the JVM, isolates code without hardware virtualization like VMs.
- Designed for security, Wasm learned from Java's standard library vulnerabilities.