The CPU in Your Browser - WebAssembly Demystified

Explore the world of WebAssembly in this 31-minute PyCon US talk by Antonio Cuni. Delve into the technology behind Python's growing presence in web browsers, including Pyodide, CPython on WASM, and PyScript. Gain a comprehensive understanding of WebAssembly's fundamentals, strengths, weaknesses, limitations, and future prospects. Discover its applications beyond the browser environment. Suitable for intermediate to advanced audiences with basic knowledge of compilers, interpreters, and bytecode concepts. Begin with an accessible introduction before diving into technical details relevant to the Python ecosystem, covering topics such as WASI vs. emscripten, dynamic linking, JIT compilation, and cross-language interoperability.

Talks - Antonio Cuni: The CPU in your browser: WebAssembly demystified