Exploring Microsoft’s Journey and Future with Wasm | WebAssembly Unleashed
In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, hosts Joel Moses and Oscar Spencer kick things off with updates on the upcoming Wasm.IO conference in Barcelona and the latest buzz around WASI Preview 3 before diving into an in-depth conversation with guest Ralph Squillace on Microsoft's Wasm strategy.
Ralph shares his journey in open source, from the early adoption of Linux at Microsoft to the rise of containers and the growing impact of WebAssembly. The discussion dives into Microsoft’s strategic role in shaping the future of WebAssembly, the unique advantages it brings to cloud-native development, and the challenges and opportunities facing the technology today.
Whether you're curious about the evolution of containers, WebAssembly’s potential in big tech, or the balance between open standards and corporate innovation, this episode offers expert insights into WebAssembly’s transformative role in modern tech.
Creators and Guests
Host
Joel Moses
Distinguished Engineer & VP, Strategic Engineering at F5. Joel has over 30 years of industry experience in cybersecurity and networking fields. Prior to joining F5, he designed large scale security and infrastructure architectures for consulting clients and served as the lead US Security and Infrastructure Architect for one of the largest accounting/consulting firms in the world. At F5, he is a founding member of the Office of the CTO, and is principally responsible for advanced research, intellectual property, proof-of-concepts, and strategic studies related to security, hardware, and cloud technologies. He holds several US patents related to encryption techniques.
Host
Oscar Spencer
Principal Engineer with F5, Co-author of the Grain programming language, and TSC Director for the Bytecode Alliance, Oscar is passionate about advancing the future of WebAssembly.
