Get a solid foundation on the WebAssembly runtime and its capabilities, and learn how and why WebAssembly has succeeded in bringing new programming languages to the web, when others have failed.

"Introduction to WebAssembly" is designed for web, cloud, and blockchain developers, architects, and CTOs interested in learning about WebAssembly’s strengths and limitations, and its potential applications in blockchain, serverless, edge/IoT, and more.

LFD133x will give you a good understanding of the WebAssembly runtime, the fourth “official” language of the web (alongside JavaScript, HTML, and CSS). You will learn how WebAssembly runs ‘under the hood’, and how you can leverage its capabilities in and beyond the browser. You will also explore a series of potential applications in different industries, and take a quick peek at upcoming features.

This course is designed to show you what the WebAssembly runtime is, and how it provides a secure, fast and efficient compilation target for a wide range of modern programming languages, allowing them to target the browser.

Syllabus

Welcome!

Ch 1. The Interactive Web - A Brief History

Ch 2. Introducing WebAssembly

Ch 3. Practical WebAssembly

Ch 4. WebAssembly Beyond the Browser

Ch 5. The Future of WebAssembly

Final Exam (Verified Track only)

Institution: LinuxFoundationX

Subject: Computer Science

Level: Introductory

Prerequisites: None

Language: English

Video Transcript: English

Associated skills: Convergent Technologies Operating Systems, Blockchain, Internet Of Things (IoT), Serverless Computing, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), WebAssembly, JavaScript (Programming Language), HyperText Markup Language (HTML)

What you'll learn

A good understanding of the WebAssembly runtime

How WebAssembly runs "under the hood"

How to leverage WebAssembly's capabilities in and beyond the browser

Explore potential applications in different industries

And more!