Software Defined Talk Episode 527: Victor Adossi on WebAssembly
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Jul 4, 2025 Victor Adossi, an engineer at Cosmonic and WasmCloud contributor, shares his insights on the booming world of WebAssembly. He dives into its evolution, addressing its role in modern web development and its potential in AI applications. Victor discusses the challenges of deploying applications with WASM and how it enhances scalability and performance. Living as an expat in Japan enriches his tech journey, where he humorously reflects on cultural adaption and language learning while transitioning from hardware to a promising software career.
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Victor's Japan Expat Story
- Victor Adossi moved to Japan after studying abroad there and initially planned to stay two to three years.
- He has now lived in Japan since 2016, enjoying the experience much longer than planned.
Victor's Tech Career Path
- Victor started in tech with Intel and worked on electrical engineering and software projects.
- He found software more appealing and shifted focus from hardware to software development.
WebAssembly's Evolution
- WebAssembly evolved from ASM.js to provide a sandboxed way to run compiled languages in browsers.
- It enables running C/C++ apps in browsers by compiling them to a portable binary with high performance.