1/ Is it possible to run C, C++, or Rust on a web browser?
2/ What is ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ (WASM)? Why does it attract so much attention?
The diagram shows how we can run native C/C++/Rust code inside a web browser with WASM.
3/ Traditionally, we can only work with Javascript in the web browser, and the performance cannot compare with native code like C/C++ because it is interpreted.
4/ However, with WASM, we can ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ existing native code libraries developed in C/C++/Rust, etc, to run in the web browser. These web applications have near-native performance.
For example, we can run the web browser's video encoding/decoding library (written in C++).
5/ This opens a lot of possibilities for cloud computing and ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . We can run serverless applications with fewer resources and instant startup time.
6/ ๐ Over to you: Are you familiar with WASM or have you used it in the workplace?
7/ I hope you've found this thread helpful.
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