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WebAssembly: The Definitive Guide

by Brian Sletten

December 2021

Intermediate to advanced

332 pages

8h 36m

English

O'Reilly Media, Inc.

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Conventions Used in This BookUsing Code ExamplesO’Reilly Online LearningHow to Contact UsAcknowledgments
What WebAssembly OffersHistory of the WebOrigins of JavaScriptEvolution of the Web PlatformNative Client (NaCl)asm.jsRise of WebAssembly
WebAssembly Text Format (Wat)Converting Wat to WasmRunning Wasm in a ReplRunning Wasm in the Browser
Module StructureExploring Module SectionsWorking with ModulesFuture ES6 Module Integration
TypedArraysWebAssembly Memory InstancesUsing the WebAssembly Memory APIStrings at Last!
Using C FunctionsThings Get ComplicatedC/C++ and WebAssemblyFinally, “Hello, World!” in WebAssembly
Proper “Hello, World!”Porting Third-Party Codelibsodium
Static Versus Dynamic LinkingCreating Tables in ModulesDynamic Linking in WebAssembly
Native Extensions to Node.jsWebAssembly and Node.jsSupply Chain AttacksWebAssembly and DenoA Look Forward
HardwarePlaygroundTensorFlow.jsWebAssembly Backend

Introduction to RustRust and WebAssemblywasm-bindgenDesigning Code for In and Out of the Browser
WebAssembly System Interface (WASI)Capabilities-Based SecurityThe Bigger Picture
WASI RuntimesMulti-Value ReturnReference TypesModule LinkingFeature TestingOther Proposals
.NET and WasmtimeBlazorUno Platform
“Definitely Not a TypeScript to WebAssembly Compiler”Simple ExampleGarbage Collection and the AssemblyScript RuntimeAssemblyScript Standard LibraryAssemblyScript Loader
A Short, Personal DetourOur Industry EvolvesFastly Compute@EdgeKrustletSuborbitalWasmEdgewasmCloud
Centralization Versus DecentralizationFrom Bitcoin to EthereumHow Do You Solve a Problem Like the Halting Problem?ewasmPolkadotInterPlanetary File System (IPFS)
TinyGoArtichokeSwiftJavaKotlinZigGrainAnd Then?
Installing WebAssembly Binary Toolkit (WABT)Installing LLVMInstalling EmscriptenInstalling Wasm3Installing WasmtimeInstalling WasmerInstalling Rust ToolsInstalling .NET ToolsInstalling AssemblyScriptInstalling IPFSInstalling TinyGoInstalling ArtichokeInstalling SwiftWasmInstalling Zig and Grain

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About the Author

Brian Sletten is a liberal arts–educated software engineer with a focus on forward-leaning technologies. His experience has spanned many industries including retail, banking, online games, defense, finance, hospitality, and health care. He has a BS in computer science from the College of William and Mary and lives in Auburn, CA. He focuses on web architecture, resource-oriented computing, social networking, the Semantic Web, data science, 3D graphics, visualization, scalable systems, security consulting, and other technologies of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. He is also a rabid reader, devoted foodie, and has excellent taste in music. If pressed, he might tell you about his international pop recording career.