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Comment by dmak

4 years ago

I highly doubt WASM will gain much ground. It may for games, but I am willing to take a bet that there are more web apps out there than games.

I think the eventual common use for WASM will eventually be DRM and related types of page code "security" and obfuscation. Basically a way for companies to "protect" their tech/IP from easy duplication while not having to carry the expensive burden of the cost of back-end processing in the cloud.

WASM allows you to run code “isomorphically” on the front and back end, which is a convenience that will be hard to resist.

  • That's not often a requirement for many companies. Most companies end up with a different backend technology for a diverse range of reasons.