The Cloudcast

Building Apps with WebAssembly

Jul 13, 2022
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ANECDOTE

From Drupal To Helm And Kubernetes

  • Matt described pivoting from web development into cloud and platform work at HP Cloud and Dais, where containers captivated him.
  • He and teammates later created Helm and helped shift their company toward Kubernetes before Microsoft acquired them.
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Wasm Solves Key Container Limits

  • Some problems remained unsolved by containers: instant startup, strong security, and cross-architecture portability.
  • Wasm emerged as a promising next-gen technology to address those specific container limitations.
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WebAssembly As A Cloud Runtime

  • WebAssembly's browser design makes it a strong generic runtime for cloud services due to security, speed, and cross-platform behavior.
  • Fermyon repurposes Wasm from browser-only to cloud and edge use cases to gain those platform benefits.
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