Webassembly

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. ...

In the previous tutorial, we explored Rust for AI/ML. Now we learn WebAssembly (WASM) — how to run Rust code in the browser at near-native speed. This is a conceptual tutorial. The code runs on your regular computer but demonstrates the exact patterns used in real Rust+WASM projects. You will understand how WASM works, how data flows between Rust and JavaScript, and how frameworks like Leptos build web apps entirely in Rust. ...