The Rustacean Station Podcast

Wasmer with Syrus Akbary

Posted Fri, 07 Apr 2023 15:56:00 +0000

Allen Wyma talks with Syrus Akbary, Founder and CEO at Wasmer, a WebAssembly runtime written in Rust.

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Timestamps

  • [@0:00] - What is Wasmer?
  • [@4:50] - How Syrus got into Wasmer
  • [@7:55] - WebAssembly vs Docker and Kubernetes
  • [@14:30] - WebAssembly GC proposal and updates
  • [@18:06] - Advantage of using WASM over other techniques
  • [@20:52] - Permission system with WebAssembly
  • [@23:30] - Why choose Wasmer?
  • [@25:04] - Wasmer installation process
  • [@25:56] - What makes Rust the best language to use for creating Wasmer
  • [@28:47] - Compiling and running your Rust codes to WebAssembly
  • [@30:48] - Updates and features that are coming out on WebAssembly
  • [@39:36] - Rust and WebAssembly
  • [@46:00] - Making all applications able to compile to WebAssembly
  • [@47:01] - Using GUI with Wasmer
  • [@50:16] - Where to get more information about Wasmer

Credits

Intro Theme: Aerocity

Audio Editing: Plangora

Hosting Infrastructure: Jon Gjengset

Show Notes: Plangora

Hosts: Allen Wyma