In this episode our hosts are joined by Bailey Hayes, CTO of Cosmonic, and Pat Hickey, Principal Engineer at Fastly, to discuss WASI—WebAssembly System (or Standard depending on who you ask) Interface. Listen in to learn more about why WASI is important, what all the “previews” are, whether or not the component model is done, plus so much more!

Chapters:
1:25 – AI and WASM in Edge locations
4:03 – Is it WebAssembly System of Standard Interface?
6:10 – What is WASI and why is it important?
8:41 – What is preview 0, 1, 2, etc.?
10:54 – Is the component model done?
11:35 – Preview 2 vote
13:33 – WASI proposals
17:06 – Features of preview 2
23:21 – Server and client side webassembly
27:06 – J-co project
27:54 – How to get involved
28:33 – Bytecode Alliance guest languages

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/reports

Meet Your Hosts:

Joel Moses | LinkedIn | @Joel_Moses 
Oscar Spencer | X | LinkedIn
Matthew Yacobucci | LinkedIn

WebAssembly System or Standard Interface – Ep 3 – WebAssembly Unleashed

In this special episode two of our hosts were able to sit down with F5 NGINX’s Dave McAllister to dive into how Open Source and Standards apply to WebAssembly. Listen in to learn about the benefits of open source on Wasm, why building to the common denominator is important, what WebAssembly is doing right when it comes to driving open standards, what Wasm needs to watch out for, Dave’s thoughts on the speed of standard progression, and so much more!

Chapters:
1:29 – WASI Preview 2
3:26 – ISO3200
5:05 – Standard processes
7:41 – What is Wasm doing right and wrong with driving open standards?
11:10 – How is open source helping Wasm?
12:05 – Open Source: then and now
13:00 – ISO meetings
14:15 – What should Wasm watch out for?
20:10 – The rule of many
16:43 – Speed of Standard progression
22:41 – How individuals are represented inside a Wasm marketplace
24:00 – Intersection of multiple standards and the risks to Wasm

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/reports

Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

Open Source and Standards - Ep4 - WebAssembly Unleashed

In this special episode two of our hosts were able to sit down with F5’s Gilad Bracha to discuss what WebAssembly can learn based on Bracha’s experience with JAVA. Listen in to find out whether or not Wasm can deliver on “write once, run anywhere”, what shadows may be on the horizon, what JAVA did right that Wasm can learn from, and so much more!  

Chapters:
2:20 – Early days of JAVA Specification
4:46 – Class loaders and JAVA verifier
5:20 – Compiler Engines
7:12 – Promise of “Write once, run anywhere”
9:55 – JAVA’s great opportunity
11:44 – Battle for runtime
13:55 – Wasm 1.0 and Wasm approach
14:55 – JAVA approach
16:38 – Multiple runtimes
18:25 – Shadows on the horizon
20:17 – Complaints from Wasm implementors
24:46 – Wasm GC proposal
27:06 – What did JAVA do right that Wasm can learn from?

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/reports

Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

What WebAssembly can learn from JAVA’s history - Ep5 -WebAssembly Unleashed

In this episode our hosts dive into what’s going on in the Wasm community and are then joined by Chris Dickinson of Dylibso to discuss WebAssembly and observability. Listen in to find out if WebAssembly has reached its Docker moment, hear about Wasm’s growth from hype to functionality, learn about the component model streams issue, and so much more!

Chapters:

1:13 – Has WebAssembly reached its Docker moment?
4:19 – What does it take to put AI on the Edge?
6:04 – Wasm.io highlights
7:29 – What’s going on at Dylibso?
10:49 – How far off are we from a widescale enterprise adoption of WebAssembly?
13:05 – Modsurfer and the benefits to Wasm
16:24 – Dylibso’s Extism
17:27 – Moving data through the boundary
25:39 – Observe SDK
30:28 – How to engage

Dig into the Wasm.IO session recordings we mentioned:
- Filling a Registry-Shaped Hole in the Wasm Component Ecosystem by Daniel Macovei / Oscar Spencer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_-10mRN30s

- A stream of consciousness on the future of async in the Component Model by Luke Wagner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3x4-nQeXxc

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/reports

Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

Wasm Observability with Dylibso – Ep 6 – WebAssembly Unleashed

In this episode our hosts are joined by Fastly’s Luke Wagner to discuss WebAssembly, async, and streams. Listen in to learn about the history and evolution of ASMJS, find out if sync and async functions will split WebAssembly, get a rundown on the concept of backpressure, and hear discussion regarding Joel Dice’s project ISYSWASFA (who you might get to hear from soon, so subscribe for future episodes 😉 ).

Chapters:
00:37 – Meet the hosts and community updates
3:15 – Special guest: Luke Wagner
3:49 – This history and evolution of ASMJS
9:15 – Async and Streams in WebAssembly
10:27 – How async might work in the component model
17:37 – The concept of back pressure
19:08 – Stages of async
21:41 – Joel Dice’s project ISYSWASFA
26:51 – Fastly’s Compute Management and WebAssembly
29:59 – Closing remarks and future excitement

Dig into the Wasm.IO session recordings we mentioned:

A stream of consciousness on the future of async in the Component Model by Luke Wagner @ Wasm I/O 24 - https://youtu.be/y3x4-nQeXxc?si=3XGqdqa9W3WjXSzl

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/reports

Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

WebAssembly Async and Streams – Ep 8 – WebAssembly Unleashed

In this episode our hosts are joined by Shopify’s Saúl Cabrera to talk about his team’s experience using and deploying WebAssembly. Listen in to learn which Wasm proposals are progressing, why Shopify uses Wasm, what led them to using it in the server side space so early on, how their experience has been, and if they were restarting their work today whether or not they’d still choose WebAssembly.

Chapters:
1:24 – Community updates and proposals
3:23 – Special guest: Saúl Cabrera
3:55 – Shopify’s use of WebAssembly
9:25 – Challenges and progress in WebAssembly
21:49 – Production use and future of WebAssembly
27:08 – Final thoughts and wrap-up

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/reports

Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

User Experience Deploying Wasm – Ep 10 – WebAssembly Unleashed

Join hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matthew Yacobucci in an informative and engaging podcast episode, diving into the world of WebAssembly (Wasm). Discover the origins and evolution of Wasm from its early days with Google's Native Client and Mozilla's ASM.js to its current role in transforming web and server-side computing. Learn about the challenges and breakthroughs driving Wasm forward along with common misconceptions and security concerns as it’s integrated into the daily technologies we use. Whether you're a seasoned developer or new to the space, this episode provides insights into the exciting future of WebAssembly and its impact on modern software development.

  

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to WebAssembly Unleashed
01:10 The Origins of WebAssembly
01:26 Google's Native Client and ASM.js
03:24 The Rise of WebAssembly
06:33 The Limitations of JavaScript
08:23 WebAssembly's Key Players and Timeline
12:30 WebAssembly System Interface (WASI)
17:10 WebAssembly's Evolution and Future
23:33 WebAssembly in Real-World Applications
25:50 WebAssembly's Impact on User Experience
28:14 Addressing WebAssembly's Criticisms
30:32 Security in WebAssembly
32:30 The Future of WebAssembly
37:55 Reflections and Closing Thoughts

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/reports

Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372 
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

Exploring the Evolution and Future of Wasm – Ep 11 – WebAssembly Unleashed

Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed with hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci. Join us as we dive into the latest happenings in the Wasm community. Fresh from WasmCon, the team delves into the evolving WebAssembly standards, including the upcoming WASI Preview 3 featuring async and streams. Special guest Alessandro Pignotti, CTO of Leaning Technologies, shares his journey in reviving Adobe Flash content with LightSpark and introduces WebVM, a groundbreaking project to run legacy applications in the browser. Discover how WebAssembly is preserving early web content and the immense potential it holds for both client-side and enterprise applications. Tune in for an engaging discussion on the past, present, and future with WebAssembly!
  
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:47 Recap of WasmCon Highlights
01:38 WASI Preview 3 Excitement
02:50 Exploring WebAssembly on the Client Side
03:34 The Rise and Fall of Early Web Technologies
07:04 Reviving Legacy Web Content with WebAssembly
11:45 Challenges and Innovations in WebAssembly
22:24 Legacy Code and WebAssembly
23:17 Introduction to Cheerp and CheerpJ
25:35 Introducing CheerpX
26:16 The Future of WebAssembly and Gaming
28:48 The Importance of Internet Archive
30:23 WebAssembly Specification and Performance
33:28 WebVM: From Experiment to Reality
38:47 WebVM Hackathon and Community Engagement

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/reports
  
Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/
 
Follow and connect with our guest:
Alessandro Pignotti | https://x.com/alexpignotti 
Leaning Technologies | https://discord.leaningtech.com 
WebVM | https://webvm.io/

WebAssembly: Saving the Early Internet – Ep 13 – WebAssembly Unleashed

In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, hosts Joel Moses, Oscar Spencer, and Matt Yacobucci discuss recent developments in the world of WebAssembly, including government involvement and new standards. They are joined by special guest Till Schneidereit, Principal Engineer at Fermyon and Co-Founder of the Bytecode Alliance, who shares insights on the creation and mission of Bytecode Alliance and discusses the importance of cross-industry collaboration in the development of WebAssembly. Till also offers valuable governance advice and reflects on the broad impact of their work.
  
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:41 Bytecode Alliance Election Results
01:09 Government Involvement in WebAssembly
      NIST IR 8505: https://csrc.nist.gov/pubs/ir/8505/final
02:47 Introducing Special Guest Till Schneidereit
03:10 Founding of Bytecode Alliance
03:55 What is the Bytecode Alliance?
05:05 Why the Bytecode Alliance exists
10:06 Challenges and Successes in Bytecode Alliance
15:30 W3C and Bytecode Alliance Comparison
19:14 Getting Involved with W3C or Bytecode Alliance
21:15 Governance and Open Source Sustainability 
30:55 Future of WebAssembly and Bytecode Alliance

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/reports
  
Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelmoses/ | https://community.f5.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/398372
Oscar Spencer | https://twitter.com/oscar_spen | https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscarspen/
Matthew Yacobucci | https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2/

Bytecode Alliance + | Ep 14 | WebAssembly Unleashed

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