JSJ 309: WebAssembly and JavaScript with Ben Titzer

Panel: Charles Max WoodCory HouseAimee Knight Special Guests: Ben TitzerIn this episode, the JavaScript Jabber panelists discuss WebAssembly and JavaScript with Ben Titzer. Ben is a JavaScript VM engineer and is on the V8 team at Google. He was one of the co-inventors of WebAssembly and he now works on VM engineering as well as other things for WebAssembly. They talk about how WebAssembly came to be and when it would be of most benefit to you in your own code.In particular, we dive pretty deep on:Ben introJavaScriptCo-inventor of WebAssembly (Wasm)Joined V8 in 2014asm.jsBuilt a JIT compiler to make asm.js fasterTurboFanWhat is the role of JavaScript? What is the role of WebAssembly?SIMD.jsJavaScript is not a statically typed languageAdding SIMD to Wasm was easierEasy to add things to WasmWill JavaScript benefit?Using JavaScript with Wasm pros and consPros to compiling with WasmStatically typed languagesThe more statically typed you are, the more you will benefit from WasmTypeScriptIs WebAssembly headed towards being used in daily application?Rust is investing heavily in WasmWebAssembly in gamingAnd much, much more!Links:JavaScriptV8WebAssemblyasm.jsTurboFanTypeScriptRustWebAssembly GitHubBen’s GitHubPicks:CharlesReady Player One MovieDevChat.tv YouTubeAlexa Flash Briefings: Add skill for “JavaScript Rants”Corynpm Semantic Version CalculatorKent Beck TweetAimeeMDN 418 Status codeQuantity Always...