Webassembly

What Is WebAssembly? WebAssembly (Wasm) is a portable, compact, fast-loading binary format for the web. C, C++, Rust, Go, Java, C#, and other toolchains can compile to Wasm and ship it to the browser to complement JavaScript. Real-world uses include large games, Google Earth, Magnum, Blazor, and AutoCAD on the web — this post focuses on our AutoCAD case. Why WebAssembly? Mainly performance. JavaScript struggles with heavy CPU/memory work, drawing, and high concurrency. The platform has added pieces like SharedArrayBuffer, but limits remain. We used Emscripten and asm.js, later Binaryen, for roughly 12–15% overall speedup. ...