Wasm Hot Takes: Explore Controversial Proposals & Bold New Features | WebAssembly Unleashed
Get ready to unleash the raw truth about WebAssembly! In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci are joined by guest Pat Hickey for a no-holds-barred deep dive into the latest proposals and advancements shaking up the WebAssembly space. From phase five proposals like tail calls and extended constant expressions to the thorny complexities of garbage collection, multiple memories, and relaxed SIMD—the team doesn’t mince words as they dissect what works, what doesn’t, and what might blow up next. They even take aim at JavaScript integrations, content security policies, and the messy evolution of threading in Wasm. If you're looking for unfiltered, expert takes on what's promising, what's polarizing, and what's downright contentious in the world of WebAssembly, this is an episode you cannot miss. Buckle up!
Dive into the WebAssembly Proposals https://github.com/WebAssembly/proposals
For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites:
Blogs - https://www.f5.com/company/octo
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Dive into the WebAssembly Proposals https://github.com/WebAssembly/proposals
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...
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
Matthew Yacobucci
Architect and Wasm enthusiast, Matt is an experienced Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the distributed computing and networking industries. He's professional skilled in Linux, Go, Container Orchestration Systems, Concurrency, Agile Methodologies, and Lunch.
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.
Guest
Pat Hickey
Pat Hickey has been working on WebAssembly since 2017. He was previously the co-chair of the WASI subgroup where he shipped the WASI 0.2 release, and he serves on the Bytecode Alliance Board of Directors.
