WebAssembly: A Whole New Web Dev Experience
by Rockford Lhotka
Sat, Apr 21, 2018
Room:
P1808
Time:
9:15
Web development is about to undergo a major change! For many years now people have tried to create new web development languages and experiences on top of JavaScript. This was done by transpiling or compiling code into JavaScript.
Now there's an exciting new option: WebAssembly. All modern browsers now have the ability to run assembly language AND JavaScript, which means a lot of existing languages can now run in the browser. Languages such as C, Go, and even C#.
If you've held off on web development because of JavaScript, or been a reluctant JavaScript user, WebAssembly offers you alternatives. The browser is no longer a mono-culture, and the future is very exciting!
About the Author
Rockford Lhotka is CTO at Magenic, the leading modern application development firm that addresses your toughest, most complex software development challenges and delivers results.
Rockford is the creator of CSLA .NET, one of the most widely used development frameworks for Microsoft .NET.
He is the author of numerous books and speaks at major technical events around the world. Rocky is also a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP.
Rockford has worked on many projects in various roles, including software architecture, design and development, network administration and project management. Over his career he has designed and helped to create systems for bio-medical manufacturing, agriculture, point of sale, credit card fraud tracking, general retail, construction and healthcare.