In episode 7 of Open Source Ready, Brian and John are joined by Kent C. Dodds to discuss the evolution of React, the rise of Remix, and the future of front-end development. From early struggles with Angular to React Router v7’s role in modern apps, Kent shares valuable insights for developers navigating the ever-changing JavaScript landscape.

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Open Source Ready - Ep. #7, The Evolution of React with Kent C. Dodds

Join hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci as they take a retrospective look at WebAssembly's exciting developments from 2024 and share their insightful predictions for 2025. This special episode covers groundbreaking advancements in WebAssembly core technology, the WASI ecosystem, and highlights notable progress from previous guests like Bailey Hayes, Pat Hickey, Chris Dickinson, and more. Discover the evolving trends in WebAssembly, its increasing adoption in production, and what the future holds for this transformative technology. Don't miss our rundown of core WebAssembly updates, the rise of server-side applications, and expert commentary on what's next for WASI and WebAssembly in AI and security workloads. Unleash the power and promise of WebAssembly with us!

Chapters: 
00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:39 Reflecting on a Year of WebAssembly
01:30 Updates from Past Guests
03:02 Core WebAssembly Developments: Garbage Collection, Memory64, and more…
06:06 WASI's Banner Year
10:08 WASI Preview 3
15:47 Community Trends and Developments
23:49 Predictions for 2025
	
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Matthew Yacobucci | www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

State of WebAssembly 2025 | Ep 15 | WebAssembly Unleashed

Join hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci  as they discuss recent WebAssembly advancements, such as data science in browsers with WebR, LibreOffice now running as ZetaOffice, and a unique case study from Dagger.IO on replacing a React front end with Go and WebAssembly. The team is joined by special guest, journalist and analyst Bruce Gain, who shares his insights on the impact of WebAssembly in gaming and its applications in various industries. Topics include performance benchmarking, the evolution of WebAssembly, and its potential tipping points for mainstream media attention. Tune in for an engaging conversation about the future of WebAssembly and its broader implications.
 
Chapters: 
00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:57 Exciting WebAssembly Developments
02:38 Oscar's Insights from the Wasm Community
04:28 Special Guest: Analyst and Journalist Bruce Gain
05:22 WebAssembly in Gaming
09:16 Future of Gaming with WebAssembly
13:03 Media Perspective on WebAssembly
15:08 WebAssembly Garners Media Attention 
19:06 What can WebAssembly do to create a media tipping point?
21:36 Security Implications of WebAssembly
24:04 AI and WebAssembly: A Synergistic Future
28:40 ReveCom Project and Benchmarking Efforts
34:16 Future of WebAssembly in Media and Technology
 
Read more on recent developments discussed by the hosts:
Replacing React with Go: https://dagger.io/blog/replaced-react-with-go
R in the Browser: https://blog.jupyter.org/r-in-the-browser-announcing-our-webassembly-distribution-9450e9539ed5
LibreOffice built for the Wasm runtime: https://www.theregister.com/2025/02/13/libreoffice_wasm_zetaoffice/ ; https://zetaoffice.net/
 
For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites: 
Blogs -  https://www.f5.com/company/octo
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Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprof…e/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | twitter.com/oscar_spen | www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

The Analyst's View of Wasm | Ep 16 | WebAssembly Unleashed

Join Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci as they discuss the latest news and recent developments in WebAssembly, such as Zig 0.140 and projects like running Linux inside a PDF file. This episode features special guest Nick Fitzgerald, a notable contributor to WasmTime and CraneLift, who explains the concept of garbage collection in programming. The discussion covers  garbage collection in the context of WebAssembly, diving into algorithms, their implications, and challenges in implementation. They also touch upon the future of WebAssembly in embedded systems and the broader applications of these technologies in various programming languages like Java and Python. Don't miss this engaging and informative episode!
	
Chapters: 
00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:57 What's interesting this week in WebAssembly? 
02:12 Linux PDF: A WebAssembly Feat
03:29 Understanding Garbage Collection with guest Nick Fitzgerald
05:20 Reference Counting vs Tracing Garbage Collection
	A Unified Theory of Garbage Collection paper: https://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse590p/05au/p50-bacon.pdf
7:22 What's driving the push to get GC into WebAssembly right now?
10:25 What makes Garbage Collection implementation so difficult?
12:09 Challenges in Garbage Collection Implementation
15:19 Are you bound by the language runtime GC or by the Wasm runtime?
19:32 Challenges in Type Systems Implementation
22:59 Object-Oriented Hierarchies and Python
24:34 Garbage Collection Proposal Insights
31:35 Will the end users have extra work?
32:50 Can GC help with Ahead of time Compiling?
35:11 Fuzz Testing and Bug Fixing
36:05 Custom Page Size Proposal
38:03 Future of Garbage Collection Algorithms
	
Did you miss the WebAssembly Unleashed episode with Gilad Bracha? Check it out here:
What WebAssembly can learn from JAVA’s history | Ep5 | WebAssembly Unleashed https://youtu.be/BQjTShpa8VM?si=S4sHWZeRqVIbCdn_
	
For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites: 
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Reports -  https://www.f5.com/services/resources/reports
	
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Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/users/joel_moses/398372 
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/ 
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/


The Future of WebAssembly Garbage Collection | Ep 17 | WebAssembly Unleashed

Max Körbächer, Managing Partner at Liquid Reply, discusses the coming of age of the Kubernetes ecosystem and how and when an organisation should use it to build its platform. Also, he touches on how to measure its success and how WebAssembly and Kubernetes can play together to obtain the most effective usage of your infrastructure.

Read a transcript of this interview: https://bit.ly/3RK7DuP

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How developer platforms, Wasm and sovereign cloud can help build a more effective organisation

Joins hosts Joel Moses and Oscar Spencer as they delve into the world of WebAssembly with special guest Andreas Rossberg, co-designer of the WebAssembly specification. Andreas shares insights on SpecTec, a domain-specific language designed to streamline and verify the WebAssembly specification. The discussion covers the evolution of SpecTec, its impact on WebAssembly proposals, and future possibilities for its application. Additionally, Andreas discusses his background in functional programming, challenges in compiler development, and the surprising uses of WebAssembly in the tech ecosystem. Whether you're a novice or a seasoned developer, this episode offers a comprehensive look into the future of WebAssembly and its growing influence in technology.

Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
01:20 Exciting WebAssembly Developments
02:34 Special Guest: Andreas Rossberg
04:35 Functional Programming Insights
11:37 WebAssembly Specification and SpecTec
22:02 Test Matrix Generation for WebAssembly
23:49 Will SpecTec make WebAssembly proposals move any faster?
24:57 Reference Interpreter and Meta Interpreter
27:56 SpecTec's Potential Applications
30:54 Comparing SpecTec with Other Tools
32:34 Motivation and Commitment to WebAssembly and SpecTec
36:10 Surprising Uses and Future of WebAssembly
39:38 What area should the WebAssembly community work on next?

For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites: 
Blogs -  https://www.f5.com/company/octo
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Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/users/joel_moses/398372 
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Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

WebAssembly's SpecTec | Ep 18 | WebAssembly Unleashed

🎙️ Blazor: .NET Dünyasının Parlayan Yıldızı mı, Yoksa Geçici Bir Heves mi? 🚀

Bu bölümde, .NET ekosisteminin en çok konuşulan teknolojilerinden biri olan Blazor'ı masaya yatırıyoruz! Uzun yıllardır .NET ile haşır neşir olmuş bir geliştiricinin gözünden, Microsoft'un web geliştirme arenasındaki bu iddialı adımını derinlemesine inceliyoruz.

Peki Blazor nedir? Razor ile arasındaki farklar neler? C# ile artık hem backend hem de frontend geliştirmek gerçekten hayal mi, yoksa gerçek mi? Blazor'ın sunduğu göz kamaştırıcı avantajların yanında, dikkat etmemiz gereken eksileri ve potansiyel zorlukları da tüm şeffaflığıyla ele alıyoruz.

Hangi projelerde Blazor sizin için biçilmiş kaftan olabilir? Ne zaman alternatiflere yönelmek daha doğru bir karar olur? Microsoft'un Blazor'a yaptığı bu büyük yatırım, .NET dünyasının geleceğini nasıl şekillendirecek?

Tüm bu soruların cevaplarını ve Blazor hakkındaki kapsamlı bir değerlendirmeyi bu podcast'te bulabilirsiniz. .NET geliştiricisiyseniz, web teknolojilerine meraklıysanız veya sadece geleceğin teknolojilerini yakından takip etmek istiyorsanız, bu bölümü kaçırmayın!

🔗 Bu bölümdeki konuların detaylı incelemesini içeren Medium makalemize de göz atabilirsiniz: https://medium.com/dogus-teknoloji/blazor-net-dünyasının-parlayan-yıldızı-mı-yoksa-geçici-bir-heves-mi-detaylı-bir-i̇nceleme-1fe2dd709124

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Blazor: .NET Dünyasının Parlayan Yıldızı mı, Yoksa Geçici Bir Heves mi? Detaylı Bir İnceleme

🎙️ Blazor: The .NET World's Shining Star, or Just a Fleeting Fad? 🚀

In this episode, we're diving deep into Blazor, one of the most talked-about technologies in the .NET ecosystem! Join us as we explore Microsoft's ambitious move in the web development arena through the eyes of a seasoned .NET developer with years of hands-on experience.

What exactly is Blazor? How does it differ from Razor? Is full-stack development with C# for both backend and frontend a dream come true, or are there catches? We'll transparently discuss Blazor's dazzling advantages, alongside the drawbacks and potential challenges you need to be aware of.

Which projects are a perfect fit for Blazor? When might it be wiser to consider alternatives? And how will Microsoft's significant investment in Blazor shape the future of the .NET world?

Find the answers to all these questions and a comprehensive assessment of Blazor in this podcast. If you're a .NET developer, curious about web technologies, or simply want to stay ahead of the curve on future tech, you won't want to miss this episode!

🔗 Check out the detailed review and the full article on Medium that accompanies this episode: https://medium.com/dogus-teknoloji/blazor-the-net-worlds-shining-star-or-just-a-fleeting-fad-a-detailed-review-06e6495dce3e

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Blazor: The .NET World’s Shining Star, or Just a Fleeting Fad? A Detailed Review

Join hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci as they dive deep into the world of formal verification with special guest Chris Fallin. In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, the team discusses the importance of formal verification in software development, particularly for WebAssembly. Chris, a co-author of the Cranelift compiler and Mozilla alum, explains the concept of formal verification, its significance, and how it can be applied to ensure software correctness and security. The conversation covers a range of topics including type safety, the use of SMT solvers, the challenges in formally verifying compilers, and the potential role of AI in generating formally verified code. Don't miss this insightful discussion if you're keen to learn about cutting-edge techniques to make software more reliable and secure.

00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:57 Community Updates
01:41 Guest Introduction: Chris Fallin
02:18 What is formal verification and why is it important?
03:10 Formal Verification in WebAssembly
06:28 Challenges and Real-World Applications
07:52 Tools and Techniques for Verification
20:22 Future Directions and Broader Implications
28:21 AI and Formal Verification
30:44 Lack of Formal Verification Consequences

Did you miss the WebAssembly Unleashed episode 16 with Bruce Gain? Check it out here: https://youtu.be/Gjd8l1Sz9qY?si=QGixwObXJgvex9DS

For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites: 
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Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/ 
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

Unlocking the Secrets of Formal Verification in WebAssembly | Ep 19 | WebAssembly Unleashed

Laurent Doguin and Geoffroy Couprie discuss their pioneering work with Wasm on the infrastructure side. They walk us through the benefits and challenges of building a platform over WebAssembly and why it’s the safer alternative to containers.

Read a transcript of this interview: http://bit.ly/3HheBWx

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