WebAssembly automatically supersedes asm.js, simply by being a standard directly understood by browsers. It’s faster, more consistent, quicker to download and easier to cache that asm.js.

WebAssembly is a binary instruction format and virtual machine that brings near-native performance to web browser applications, and allows developers to build high-speed web apps in the language ...

WebAssembly promises a whole new kind of web—snappier performance for users, and more flexibility for developers. Instead of being locked into using JavaScript as the sole language for client ...

However, as developers begin to adopt and embrace the spec, they reveal several advantages to the use of WebAssembly (Wasm), both on the client side and the server side. WebAssembly benefits Overall, ...

WebAssembly has grown far beyond its original intent of being used to develop web applications, and can now be found in many corners of the technology landscape. Starting today and continuing ...

For starters, WebAssembly is only included with the desktop version of Firefox 52. Other browser makers are also expected to add support for WebAssembly in their official branches as well.

It took only two years for all browser vendors to get on the same page regarding the new WebAssembly standard, and as of October 2017, all major browsers support it.

WebAssembly, the open source tech that makes client-side Blazor work, was the star of the ASP.NET Core show in the new .NET 7 Release Candidate 1. Sometimes abbreviated as Wasm, it provides a portable ...

And for a lot of teams, the focus for WebAssembly is functions-as-a-service (FaaS). That’s definitely an important use case, but the Cosmonic team wants to go beyond that.

Google’s Flutter showcases new graphics capabilities, WebAssembly and RISC-V support Version 2 of Google’s Flutter toolkit adds support for desktop and web apps Topics ...