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WebAssembly

WebAssembly in depth: binary format, .wat text format, JS interop (WebAssembly JS API, memory, imports/exports), compilation from Rust/C/AssemblyScript, WASI, streaming instantiation, threads, the Component Model, and performance characteristics in browser and server runtimes.

WebAssembly

What is WebAssembly?

WebAssembly vs JavaScript

WebAssembly use cases

The .wat text format

Wasm module structure

Wasm value types

WebAssembly JS API basics

Linear memory

Compiling Rust to WebAssembly

AssemblyScript

Wasm imports and exports

Memory management patterns

Streaming compilation

WASI — WebAssembly System Interface

Wasm in Node.js, Deno, and Bun

Wasm tables and indirect calls

Debugging WebAssembly

Wasm threads and shared memory

Component Model and WIT

WebAssembly performance characteristics

WebAssembly security model

WasmGC — garbage collection in WebAssembly

Wasm exception handling