Session + Live Q&A
WebAssembly: Open to Interpretation
Webassembly has been doing the rounds for a little while now. It's implemented in all major browsers, and we've seen several large, typically desktop-only apps use it to run on the web. Not to mention DOOM, of course.
This makes Webassembly seem intimidating, surely there must be a lot to if if we've got apps like Photoshop standing atop it. But how big and scary is it? Can I pick it up in an afternoon? Turns out Webassembly isn't that different to tinkering on, say, a Raspberry Pi, Arduino or even a BBC Micro.
Join me in this talk where I run through the foundational corners of webassembly and aim to inspire you to have a dabble yourself!
Speaker
Rob Pilling
Lead Developer @Scott_Logic
I'm a lead developer at Scott Logic, a multifaceted UK-based software consultancy. I maintain an active interest in tech developments, having contributed to projects such as Rust and my favourite text editor, Vim! I can be found on github as bobrippling.
Read moreFind Rob Pilling at:
Date
Thursday May 12 / 11:10AM EDT (50 minutes)
Track
WebAssembly & Modern Systems Programming Languages
Topics
WebAssemblyRustProgramming LanguagesAdd to Calendar
Add to calendarShare
From the same track
There and Back Again: Our Rust Adoption Journey
Thursday May 12 / 10:00AM EDT
The introduction of a new programming language is a significant undertaking with long-term implications — a choice not to be taken lightly. TrueLayer's main business is not system programming, yet we decided to bet on Rust. Why? How?During the talk we will walk through our adoption...
Luca Palmieri
Principal Engineer @TrueLayer
Blazing Fast, Minimal Change - Speed Up Your Code by Refactoring to Rust
Thursday May 12 / 01:30PM EDT
In order to improve the performance of existing applications and services, we can identify the most performance-critical pieces and reimplement them in Rust as opposed to completely rewriting the applications from scratch.It’s tempting when we hear about a new technology or language to want...
Lily Mara
Engineering Manager @OneSignal
Better Serverless Computing With WebAssembly
Thursday May 12 / 12:20PM EDT
About 10 years ago Fastly was founded with the goal of bringing developer's applications as close to users as possible.In this talk you'll see why WebAssembly is the next big step on our journey to computing at the edge. Learn about our edge computing platform, Compute@Edge, and upcoming...
William Overton
Senior Serverless Solutions Architect @Fastly