Practical WebAssembly

Table of contents

1. 1. Introduction to WebAssembly
   1. What is WebAssembly?
      1. WebAssembly is an Instruction Set
      2. WebAssembly is a compile target
      3. WebAssembly is a technology stack
      4. WebAssembly is an evolution of the web
   2. What WebAssembly is not
      1. An “Assault on JavaScript”
      2. A Finished Standard
   3. History of WebAssembly
      1. asm.js
      2. The advent of WebAssembly
      3. Implementation in Browsers and Other Runtimes
      4. WebAssembly Standards Groups and Even More Standards
      5. Development of the Standard
      6. the Current state of WebAssembly
   4. Use Cases for WebAssembly on (or off) the Web
      1. General Web Development
   5. A Brief Description of how WebAssembly Works
      1. Write in the language of your choice
      2. Compile to wasm
      3. Pick a runtime
      4. Load your .wasm files in
      5. Enjoy
2. 2. Getting Started with WebAssembly
   1. Setting up your Development Environment
      1. Code editor
      2. Terminal
      3. Rust and cargo
      4. Node.js and npm
   2. Writing our first WebAssembly module
      1. Finding and Installing a WebAssembly Dependency
      2. Set up our Code Environment
      3. Writing the Rust code
      4. Compiling the package to wasm
      5. Including the WebAssembly Module in the browser
      6. Calling WebAssembly Functions
3. About the Author