The Analyst's View of Wasm | Ep 16 | WebAssembly Unleashed

Join 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 future of WebAssembly and its broader implications. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed 00:57 Exciting WebAssembly Developments 02:38 Oscar's Insights from the Wasm Community 04:28 Special Guest: Analyst and Journalist Bruce Gain 05:22 WebAssembly in Gaming 09:16 Future of Gaming with WebAssembly 13:03 Media Perspective on WebAssembly 15:08 WebAssembly Garners Media Attention 19:06 What can WebAssembly do to create a media tipping point? 21:36 Security Implications of WebAssembly 24:04 AI and WebAssembly: A Synergistic Future 28:40 ReveCom Project and Benchmarking Efforts 34:16 Future of WebAssembly in Media and Technology Read more on recent developments discussed by the hosts: Replacing React with Go: https://dagger.io/blog/replaced-react-with-go R in the Browser: https://blog.jupyter.org/r-in-the-browser-announcing-our-webassembly-distribution-9450e9539ed5 LibreOffice built for the Wasm runtime: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/libreoffice_wasm_zetaoffice/ ; https://zetaoffice.net/ For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites: Blogs - https://www.f5.com/company/octo Reports - https://www.f5.com/services/resources/reports Meet Your Hosts: Joel Moses | www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprof…e/user-id/398372 Oscar Spencer | twitter.com/oscar_spen | www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/ Matthew Yacobucci | www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/