The Cloudcast WASM, Developer Experiences and Kubernetes
Jun 26, 2024
Matt Butcher, CEO at @FermyonTech talks about WASM evolution, Kubernetes, and Developer Experiences. Topics include WASM as a PaaS platform, lessons learned in PaaS, WASM in CNCF communities, and transitioning to WebAssembly from containers. They also discuss challenges in moving to the cloud, serverless computing evolution, and the evolution of technologies in Platform as a Service.
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Matt Butcher's Cloud Journey
- Matt Butcher's career has revolved around cloud computing, from web development to Kubernetes and PaaS.
- At Deis, they built a PaaS on Kubernetes and created Helm, leading to Microsoft's acquisition.
WebAssembly's Evolution
- WebAssembly, initially designed for browsers, solves security, portability, and performance issues.
- Its open-source, standardized nature allows diverse languages to run in browsers and beyond.
WebAssembly Use Cases
- WebAssembly helps utilize existing codebases, like old C libraries or high-performance vector functions.
- Microsoft allegedly used it to port old, undocumented Excel code to Office 365.