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WebAssembly UnleashedExploring JavaScript Ahead-of-time Compilation with Porffor | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin Joel Moses, Matthew Yacobucci, and guest-host Chris Fallin as they dive into the maturation of WebAssembly technologies and their implementation. Special guest Oliver Medhurst, a former Mozilla engineer, joins the conversation to talk about his project, Porffor, a unique compiler kit for JavaScript that allows ahead-of-time compilation to WebAssembly. The discussion covers the challenges and benefits of ahead-of-time compilation, performance aspects, and the importance of WebAssembly in diverse environments. Oliver also shares insights into building a JavaScript engine from scratch and the community's reaction to his project. Tune in for an in-depth look at the future of WebAssembly...2025-07-1630 min

DevCentralUnlocking the Secrets of Formal Verification in WebAssembly | Ep 19 | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci as they dive deep into the world of formal verification with special guest Chris Fallin. In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, the team discusses the importance of formal verification in software development, particularly for WebAssembly. Chris, a co-author of the Cranelift compiler and Mozilla alum, explains the concept of formal verification, its significance, and how it can be applied to ensure software correctness and security. The conversation covers a range of topics including type safety, the use of SMT solvers, the challenges in formally verifying compilers, and the potential role of...2025-06-1032 min

WebAssembly UnleashedUnlocking the Secrets of Formal Verification in WebAssembly | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci as they dive deep into the world of formal verification with special guest Chris Fallin. In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, the team discusses the importance of formal verification in software development, particularly for WebAssembly. Chris, a co-author of the Cranelift compiler and Mozilla alum, explains the concept of formal verification, its significance, and how it can be applied to ensure software correctness and security. The conversation covers a range of topics including type safety, the use of SMT solvers, the challenges in formally verifying compilers, and the potential role...2025-06-1032 min

DevCentralWebAssembly's SpecTec | Ep 18 | WebAssembly UnleashedJoins hosts Joel Moses and Oscar Spencer as they delve into the world of WebAssembly with special guest Andreas Rossberg, co-designer of the WebAssembly specification. Andreas shares insights on SpecTec, a domain-specific language designed to streamline and verify the WebAssembly specification. The discussion covers the evolution of SpecTec, its impact on WebAssembly proposals, and future possibilities for its application. Additionally, Andreas discusses his background in functional programming, challenges in compiler development, and the surprising uses of WebAssembly in the tech ecosystem. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned developer, this episode offers a comprehensive look into the future of WebAssembly...2025-05-1242 min

DevCentralThe Future of WebAssembly Garbage Collection | Ep 17 | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci as they discuss the latest news and recent developments in WebAssembly, such as Zig 0.140 and projects like running Linux inside a PDF file. This episode features special guest Nick Fitzgerald, a notable contributor to WasmTime and CraneLift, who explains the concept of garbage collection in programming. The discussion covers garbage collection in the context of WebAssembly, diving into algorithms, their implications, and challenges in implementation. They also touch upon the future of WebAssembly in embedded systems and the broader applications of these technologies in various programming languages like Java and Python. Don't...2025-04-1041 min

WebAssembly UnleashedThe Future of WebAssembly Garbage Collection | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci as they discuss the latest news and recent developments in WebAssembly, such as Zig 0.140 and projects like running Linux inside a PDF file. This episode features special guest Nick Fitzgerald, a notable contributor to WasmTime and CraneLift, who explains the concept of garbage collection in programming. The discussion covers garbage collection in the context of WebAssembly, diving into algorithms, their implications, and challenges in implementation. They also touch upon the future of WebAssembly in embedded systems and the broader applications of these technologies in various programming languages like Java and Python. D...2025-04-1041 min

WebAssembly UnleashedThe Analyst's View of Wasm | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci as they discuss recent WebAssembly advancements, such as data science in browsers with WebR, LibreOffice now running as ZetaOffice, and a unique case study from Dagger.IO on replacing a React front end with Go and WebAssembly. The team is joined by special guest, journalist and analyst Bruce Gain, who shares his insights on the impact of WebAssembly in gaming and its applications in various industries. Topics include performance benchmarking, the evolution of WebAssembly, and its potential tipping points for mainstream media attention. Tune in for an engaging conversation about...2025-03-1437 min

DevCentralThe Analyst's View of Wasm | Ep 16 | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci as they discuss recent WebAssembly advancements, such as data science in browsers with WebR, LibreOffice now running as ZetaOffice, and a unique case study from Dagger.IO on replacing a React front end with Go and WebAssembly. The team is joined by special guest, journalist and analyst Bruce Gain, who shares his insights on the impact of WebAssembly in gaming and its applications in various industries. Topics include performance benchmarking, the evolution of WebAssembly, and its potential tipping points for mainstream media attention. Tune in for an engaging conversation about the...2025-03-1337 min

WebAssembly UnleashedState of WebAssembly 2025 | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci as they take a retrospective look at WebAssembly's exciting developments from 2024 and share their insightful predictions for 2025. This special episode covers groundbreaking advancements in WebAssembly core technology, the WASI ecosystem, and highlights notable progress from previous guests like Bailey Hayes, Pat Hickey, Chris Dickinson, and more. Discover the evolving trends in WebAssembly, its increasing adoption in production, and what the future holds for this transformative technology. Don't miss our rundown of core WebAssembly updates, the rise of server-side applications, and expert commentary on what's next for WASI and WebAssembly in...2025-02-1330 min

DevCentralState of WebAssembly 2025 | Ep 15 | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci as they take a retrospective look at WebAssembly's exciting developments from 2024 and share their insightful predictions for 2025. This special episode covers groundbreaking advancements in WebAssembly core technology, the WASI ecosystem, and highlights notable progress from previous guests like Bailey Hayes, Pat Hickey, Chris Dickinson, and more. Discover the evolving trends in WebAssembly, its increasing adoption in production, and what the future holds for this transformative technology. Don't miss our rundown of core WebAssembly updates, the rise of server-side applications, and expert commentary on what's next for WASI and WebAssembly in AI...2025-02-1230 min

DevCentralBytecode Alliance + | Ep 14 | WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci discuss recent developments in the world of WebAssembly, including government involvement and new standards. They are joined by special guest Till Schneidereit, Principal Engineer at Fermyon and Co-Founder of the Bytecode Alliance, who shares insights on the creation and mission of Bytecode Alliance and discusses the importance of cross-industry collaboration in the development of WebAssembly. Till also offers valuable governance advice and reflects on the broad impact of their work. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed 00:41 Bytecode Alliance Election Results 01:09 Government Involvement in WebAssembly NIST IR 8505: https://csrc.nist.go...2025-01-1436 min

WebAssembly UnleashedBytecode Alliance + | WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci discuss recent developments in the world of WebAssembly, including government involvement and new standards. They are joined by special guest Till Schneidereit, Principal Engineer at Fermyon and Co-Founder of the Bytecode Alliance, who shares insights on the creation and mission of Bytecode Alliance and discusses the importance of cross-industry collaboration in the development of WebAssembly. Till also offers valuable governance advice and reflects on the broad impact of their work.NIST IR 8505: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/ir/8505/final 2025-01-1336 min

DevCentralWebAssembly: Saving the Early Internet – Ep 13 – WebAssembly UnleashedWelcome to WebAssembly Unleashed with hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci. Join us as we dive into the latest happenings in the Wasm community. Fresh from WasmCon, the team delves into the evolving WebAssembly standards, including the upcoming WASI Preview 3 featuring async and streams. Special guest Alessandro Pignotti, CTO of Leaning Technologies, shares his journey in reviving Adobe Flash content with LightSpark and introduces WebVM, a groundbreaking project to run legacy applications in the browser. Discover how WebAssembly is preserving early web content and the immense potential it holds for both client-side and enterprise applications. Tune in for...2024-12-1240 min

WebAssembly UnleashedWebAssembly: Saving the Early Internet | WebAssembly UnleashedWelcome to WebAssembly Unleashed with hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci. Join us as we dive into the latest happenings in the Wasm community. Fresh from WasmCon, the team delves into the evolving WebAssembly standards, including the upcoming WASI Preview 3 featuring async and streams. Special guest Alessandro Pignotti, CTO of Leaning Technologies, shares his journey in reviving Adobe Flash content with LightSpark and introduces WebVM, a groundbreaking project to run legacy applications in the browser. Discover how WebAssembly is preserving early web content and the immense potential it holds for both client-side and enterprise applications. Tune in...2024-12-1240 min

WebAssembly UnleashedTurning Wasm Research Passions into a Business | WebAssembly UnleashedWelcome to WebAssembly Unleashed with hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci. Join us to discover who’s recently experienced impressive performance improvements using WebAssembly, how maple whiskey is related to Wasm runtimes, and what is the process of innovation. This month our special guest, Matt Butcher, CEO of Fermyon, shares his incredible journey through the tech industry, his insights on WebAssembly's potential to revolutionize cloud computing, and the innovative work Fermyon is doing with Spin. Explore the evolution from startup to large-scale enterprise and gain valuable perspectives on community building and technological advancements.Firefox's WebAssembly Per...2024-11-1544 min

DevCentralTurning Wasm Research Passions into a Business – Ep 12 – WebAssembly UnleashedWelcome to WebAssembly Unleashed with hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci. Join us to discover who’s recently experienced impressive performance improvements using WebAssembly, how maple whiskey is related to Wasm runtimes, and what is the process of innovation. This month our special guest, Matt Butcher, CEO of Fermyon, shares his incredible journey through the tech industry, his insights on WebAssembly's potential to revolutionize cloud computing, and the innovative work Fermyon is doing with Spin. Explore the evolution from startup to large-scale enterprise and gain valuable perspectives on community building and technological advancements. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to WebAssembly Unleashed 00:49 Fi...2024-11-1143 min

DevCentralExploring the Evolution and Future of Wasm – Ep 11 – WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci in an informative and engaging podcast episode, diving into the world of WebAssembly (Wasm). Discover the origins and evolution of Wasm from its early days with Google's Native Client and Mozilla's ASM.js to its current role in transforming web and server-side computing. Learn about the challenges and breakthroughs driving Wasm forward along with common misconceptions and security concerns as it’s integrated into the daily technologies we use. Whether you're a seasoned developer or new to the space, this episode provides insights into the exciting future of WebAssembly and its im...2024-10-1442 min

WebAssembly UnleashedExploring the Evolution and Future of Wasm | WebAssembly UnleashedJoin hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci in an informative and engaging podcast episode, diving into the world of WebAssembly (Wasm). Discover the origins and evolution of Wasm from its early days with Google's Native Client and Mozilla's ASM.js to its current role in transforming web and server-side computing. Learn about the challenges and breakthroughs driving Wasm forward along with common misconceptions and security concerns as it’s integrated into the daily technologies we use. Whether you're a seasoned developer or new to the space, this episode provides insights into the exciting future of WebAssembly and it...2024-10-1442 min

DevCentralUser Experience Deploying Wasm – Ep 10 – WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts are joined by Shopify’s Saúl Cabrera to talk about his team’s experience using and deploying WebAssembly. Listen in to learn which Wasm proposals are progressing, why Shopify uses Wasm, what led them to using it in the server side space so early on, how their experience has been, and if they were restarting their work today whether or not they’d still choose WebAssembly. Chapters: 1:24 – Community updates and proposals 3:23 – Special guest: Saúl Cabrera 3:55 – Shopify’s use of WebAssembly 9:25 – Challenges and progress in WebAssembly 21:49 – Production use and future of WebAssembly 27:08 – Final thoughts and wrap-up For more f...2024-09-0528 min

WebAssembly UnleashedUser Experience Deploying Wasm | WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts are joined by Shopify’s Saúl Cabrera to talk about his team’s experience using and deploying WebAssembly. Listen in to learn which Wasm proposals are progressing, why Shopify uses Wasm, what led them to using it in the server side space so early on, how their experience has been, and if they were restarting their work today whether or not they’d still choose WebAssembly.2024-09-0528 min

DevCentralAsync and ISYSWASFA – Ep 9 – WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts are joined by Fermyon’s Joel Dice to dive deeper into ISYSWASFA, async, and WebAssembly. Listen in to learn about the new Wasi release cadence, find out how ISYSWASFA began, what’s in development now, and explore what’s in store for the developer experience with async. Chapters: 0:39 – Meet the hosts and community updates 2:51 – Special guest: Joel Dice 3:21 – Deep dive into Fermyon and Spin 6:13 – Joel’s clean room implementation of the JVM 11:25 – Specification changes and current state 13:30 – Exploring the developer experience of ISYSWASFA and async 17:53 – Challenges of upstreaming ISYSWASFA learnings 23:35 – Are we introducing a what color is your component...2024-07-1730 min

WebAssembly UnleashedAsync and ISYSWASFA | WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts are joined by Fermyon’s Joel Dice to dive deeper into ISYSWASFA, async, and WebAssembly. Listen in to learn about the new Wasi release cadence, find out how ISYSWASFA began, what’s in development now, and explore what’s in store for the developer experience with async.2024-07-1730 min

DevCentralWebAssembly Async and Streams – Ep 8 – WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts are joined by Fastly’s Luke Wagner to discuss WebAssembly, async, and streams. Listen in to learn about the history and evolution of ASMJS, find out if sync and async functions will split WebAssembly, get a rundown on the concept of backpressure, and hear discussion regarding Joel Dice’s project ISYSWASFA (who you might get to hear from soon, so subscribe for future episodes 😉 ). Chapters: 00:37 – Meet the hosts and community updates 3:15 – Special guest: Luke Wagner 3:49 – This history and evolution of ASMJS 9:15 – Async and Streams in WebAssembly 10:27 – How async might work in the component model 17:37 – The concept of back pre...2024-06-0631 min

WebAssembly UnleashedWebAssembly Async and Streams | WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts are joined by Fastly’s Luke Wagner to discuss WebAssembly, async, and streams. Listen in to learn about the history and evolution of ASMJS, find out if sync and async functions will split WebAssembly, get a rundown on the concept of backpressure, and hear discussion regarding Joel Dice’s project ISYSWASFA (who you might get to hear from soon, so subscribe for future episodes 😉 ).2024-06-0631 min

DevCentralWasm & Open Policy Agent with Styra – Ep 7 – WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts dive into what’s going on in the WebAssembly community following Wasm.IO and KubeCon before they are joined by Tim Hinrichs and Torin Sandall of Styra to discuss Open Policy Agent (OPA) and WebAssembly. Listen in to find out updates regarding the WebAssembly registry, get a rundown on Open Policy Agent and what led it to Wasm, the WebAssembly integration challenges OPA’s faced, interesting applications of OPA and Wasm, and so much more! **SPECIAL NOTE: Since this podcast recording, Linux Foundation has announced that WasmCon is being moved to November. Dive into our prev...2024-05-0232 min

WebAssembly UnleashedWasm & Open Policy Agent with Styra | WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts dive into what’s going on in the WebAssembly community following Wasm.IO and KubeCon before they are joined by Tim Hinrichs and Torin Sandall of Styra to discuss Open Policy Agent (OPA) and WebAssembly. Listen in to find out updates regarding the WebAssembly registry, get a rundown on Open Policy Agent and what led it to Wasm, the WebAssembly integration challenges OPA’s faced, interesting applications of OPA and Wasm, and so much more!**SPECIAL NOTE: Since this podcast recording, Linux Foundation has announced that WasmCon is being moved to November.2024-05-0232 min

DevCentralWasm Observability with Dylibso – Ep 6 – WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts dive into what’s going on in the Wasm community and are then joined by Chris Dickinson of Dylibso to discuss WebAssembly and observability. Listen in to find out if WebAssembly has reached its Docker moment, hear about Wasm’s growth from hype to functionality, learn about the component model streams issue, and so much more! Chapters: 1:13 – Has WebAssembly reached its Docker moment? 4:19 – What does it take to put AI on the Edge? 6:04 – Wasm.io highlights 7:29 – What’s going on at Dylibso? 10:49 – How far off are we from a widescale enterprise adoption of WebAssembly? 13:05 – Modsurfer and the benefits t...2024-04-0332 min

WebAssembly UnleashedWasm Observability with Dylibso | WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts dive into what’s going on in the Wasm community and are then joined by Chris Dickinson of Dylibso to discuss WebAssembly and observability. Listen in to find out if WebAssembly has reached its Docker moment, hear about Wasm’s growth from hype to functionality, learn about the component model streams issue, and so much more!Dig into the Wasm.IO session recordings we mentioned:Filling a Registry-Shaped Hole in the Wasm Component Ecosystem by Daniel Macovei / Oscar Spencer - https://youtu.be/2_-10mRN30s?si=KVh58rZfqh5qHQY4 A stream...2024-04-0332 min

DevCentralWhat WebAssembly can learn from JAVA’s history - Ep5 -WebAssembly UnleashedIn this special episode two of our hosts were able to sit down with F5’s Gilad Bracha to discuss what WebAssembly can learn based on Bracha’s experience with JAVA. Listen in to find out whether or not Wasm can deliver on “write once, run anywhere”, what shadows may be on the horizon, what JAVA did right that Wasm can learn from, and so much more! Chapters: 2:20 – Early days of JAVA Specification 4:46 – Class loaders and JAVA verifier 5:20 – Compiler Engines 7:12 – Promise of “Write once, run anywhere” 9:55 – JAVA’s great opportunity 11:44 – Battle for runtime 13:55 – Wasm 1.0 and Wasm approach 14:55 – JAVA approach 16:38 – Multiple runtimes 18:25 – Shadows on the...2024-03-1330 min

DevCentralOpen Source and Standards - Ep4 - WebAssembly UnleashedIn this special episode two of our hosts were able to sit down with F5 NGINX’s Dave McAllister to dive into how Open Source and Standards apply to WebAssembly. Listen in to learn about the benefits of open source on Wasm, why building to the common denominator is important, what WebAssembly is doing right when it comes to driving open standards, what Wasm needs to watch out for, Dave’s thoughts on the speed of standard progression, and so much more! Chapters: 1:29 – WASI Preview 2 3:26 – ISO3200 5:05 – Standard processes 7:41 – What is Wasm doing right and wrong with driving open standards? 11:10 – How is open source...2024-02-2228 min

DevCentralWebAssembly System or Standard Interface – Ep 3 – WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our hosts are joined by Bailey Hayes, CTO of Cosmonic, and Pat Hickey, Principal Engineer at Fastly, to discuss WASI—WebAssembly System (or Standard depending on who you ask) Interface. Listen in to learn more about why WASI is important, what all the “previews” are, whether or not the component model is done, plus so much more! Chapters: 1:25 – AI and WASM in Edge locations 4:03 – Is it WebAssembly System of Standard Interface? 6:10 – What is WASI and why is it important? 8:41 – What is preview 0, 1, 2, etc.? 10:54 – Is the component model done? 11:35 – Preview 2 vote 13:33 – WASI proposals 17:06 – Features of preview 2 23:21 – Server and client side webassembly ...2024-01-1831 min

DevCentralWebAssembly Registry (Warg) - Ep2 - WebAssembly UnleashedIn this episode our three hosts are joined by Daniel (Danny) Macovei, co-founder at JAF Labs to discuss registry and package distribution in both a federated and non-opinionated way while ensuring safety and security. Find out what’s unique about Wasm for packet management, learn the difference between locked and bundled components, hear what measures are being taken for Warg security, and tune into some breaking news, plus so much more! Chapters: 1:20 – Exciting news (won’t spoil it here) 3:10 – Thomas Lively and threat proposals 4:30 – Warg project 5:10 – Package management challenges 8:58 – Difference between locked and bundled 13:45 – Vision for composing components 17:20 – Warg security measures 22:00 – S...2023-12-1331 min

DevCentralThe State of WebAssembly - Ep1 - WebAssembly UnleashedJoin F5’s Distinguished Engineer, Joel Moses, Principal Software Engineer, Oscar Spencer, and Architect, Matthew Yacobucci for the inaugural episode of WebAssembly Unleashed—a podcast for architects, practitioners, technologists, and general Wasm enthusiasts. In this episode our three hosts delve into the recently released State of Web Assembly survey results. Find out what’s notable in the community, get perspective on what proposals, changes, and updates mean to the Wasm standard, and so much more. 1:02 – Preview for future episodes 1:56 – Get to know the hosts 4:50 – Adoption of languages – Rust, Swift, etc 6:14 – Language support 11:36 – Application plugins and use cases 14:37 – Wasi 18:31 – WebAssembly adoption 19:43 – Debugging support 22:57...2023-11-1427 min