The Everything Feed - All Packet Pushers Pods D2DO275: WebAssembly – The Next Big Thing?
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Jun 11, 2025 Michael Levan, a consultant and WASM trainer specializing in DevOps and cloud engineering, explores the fascinating world of WebAssembly. He explains its shift from browsers to servers and emphasizes its security advantages over traditional containers. The conversation covers the integration of AI in WASM development, the challenges developers face, and how it can modernize legacy applications. With insights into its potential for enterprise adoption and multi-cloud platforms, Levan highlights both the promise and hurdles of this emerging technology.
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Consulting Reveals Technology Gaps
- Michael Levan shares seeing many enterprises unfamiliar with "cloud native" concepts despite industry buzz.
- Consulting exposes a gap between social media trends and actual enterprise technology adoption.
WebAssembly's Browser To Server Evolution
- WebAssembly started as a way to run non-JavaScript apps in browsers.
- Server-side WebAssembly now enables running WASM on infrastructure like Kubernetes and bare metal.
WASM Is Language Agnostic Bytecode
- WebAssembly is a bytecode format supporting multiple languages like Rust, Go, and TypeScript.
- Each language uses its own libraries to compile code into WebAssembly bytecode.