Oliver Medhurst, the creator of Porffor, an ahead-of-time JavaScript-to-WebAssembly compiler, shares his fascinating journey from hobbyist to Mozilla contributor. He discusses the advantages of ahead-of-time compilation, tackling dynamic features, and the skepticism surrounding it. Oliver explains Porffor's TypeScript integration, benefits for serverless architecture, and how it addresses performance issues. He also touches on security benefits of WebAssembly and the future of JavaScript engines, highlighting ongoing optimizations and the evolving developer ecosystem.
