WebAssembly On The Server??? Why?

An explanation of why WebAssembly and WASI are compelling for server-side applications, using Wasmer and Rust as examples.

WebAssembly is well known for unlocking near-native performance for browser based applications, but it also has some really compelling use cases on the server as well. One of the Docker founders even stated that if it had existed back in 2008, they may not have needed to create Docker. 00:00 Why WASM on the Server? 00:56 Wasmer 01:27 WebAssembly Package Manager 02:05 Compiling To WebAssembly 02:35 Compiling mdbook To WASM (Part 1) 03:00 WASI 03:37 Error compiling mdbook to WASM 04:21 Changes necessary for compiling to WASM 04:59 Rust Optional Dependencies & Features 06:01 Compiling mdbook to WASM (Part 2) 06:43 Running mdbook with Wasmer 08:55 Publishing to WAPM 11:00 Finding and Running The Package on wapm.io 12:06 Review & Closing Thoughts --- Stuff I use to make these videos - I absolutely love all of these products. Using these links is an easy way to support the channel, thank you so much if you do so!!! Camera: Canon EOS R5 amzn.to/3CCrxzl Monitor: Dell U4914DW 49in amzn.to/3MJV1jx Lens: Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art for Canon EF amzn.to/3hZ10mz SSD for Video Editing: VectoTech Rapid 8TB amzn.to/3hXz9TM Microphone: Rode NT1-A amzn.to/3vWM4gL Microphone Interface: Focusrite Clarett+ 2Pre amzn.to/3J5dy7S Tripod: JOBY GorillaPod 5K amzn.to/3JaPxMA Keyboard: Redragon Mechanical Gaming Keyboard amzn.to/3I1A7ZD Mouse: Razer DeathAdder amzn.to/3J9fYCf Computer: 2021 Macbook Pro amzn.to/3J7FXtW Caffeine: High Brew Cold Brew Coffee amzn.to/3hXyx0q More Caffeine: Monster Energy Juice, Pipeline Punch amzn.to/3Czmfox