What is WebAssembly?
WebAssembly is a binary instruction format that allows code written in C# to run on the browser at near-native speed. To run .NET binaries in a web browser, it uses a version of the .NET runtime that has been compiled to WebAssembly. You can think of it as executing natively compiled code in a browser.
WebAssembly is an open standard developed by a W3C Community Group. It was originally announced in 2015, and the first browser that supported it was released in 2017.
WebAssembly goals
When WebAssembly was originally being developed, there were four main design goals for the project:
- Fast and efficient
- Safe
- Open
- Don't break the web
WebAssembly is fast and efficient. It is designed to allow developers to write code in any language that can then be compiled to run in the browser. Since the code is compiled, it is fast and performs at near-native speed.
WebAssembly is safe. It does not allow direct interaction with the browser...
