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