With the rise of WebAssembly (wasm) it’s become easier than ever to run native code in a browser. As mostly just another platform to target, it would be remiss if Fortran was not a part of this effort ...

Akamai Technologies Inc. today announced that it has acquired Fermyon Inc., a startup with a function-as-a-service platform based on WebAssembly. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fermyon ...

When the World Wide Web Consortium designed WebAssembly, the primary goal was to address the shortcomings of running client-side JavaScript in a web browser. However, as developers begin to adopt and ...

WebAssembly is a binary instruction format and virtual machine that brings near-native performance to web browser applications, and allows developers to build high-speed web apps in the language of ...

Matt Butcher is co-founder and CEO of Fermyon. He has authored several books. Matt holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy and lives in Colorado. When Amazon was still known more as a bookstore than a technology ...

For the first time, the Microsoft Edge Web browser provides out-of-the-box support for WebAssembly, the experimental technology that lets developers write Web code in non-JavaScript languages like C, ...

In 2024, WebAssembly has evolved both inside and outside the browser. C. Gerard Gallant has written a detailed article about the development of WebAssembly in 2024 and the plans for 2025. He is the ...

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Start by checking if WebAssembly is disabled in your Edge browser. Edge uses an enhanced security mode to add an extra layer of protection while browsing the web. This helps in reducing the risk of ...