WebAssembly Explained: How Your Browser Now Runs at Near-Native Speed
Figma’s canvas engine runs in your browser at desktop speed. Google Earth loads a 3D globe without a plugin. AutoCAD moved from a desktop app to a website. They all use WebAssembly. What is WebAssembly? WebAssembly — Wasm — is a binary format that browsers can run directly. It is not a programming language. It is a compile target. You write code in C++, Rust, Go, or another language. You compile it to a .wasm binary. The browser loads that binary and runs it at near-native speed. ...