WebAssembly in 2025: Why Every Frontend Developer Should Care (And How to Get Started)
WebAssembly in 2025: Why Every Frontend Developer Should Care (And How to Get Started) Three years ago, I dismissed WebAssembly as “something for game developers” and “too complex for regular web apps.” Last month, I used it to cut our image processing pipeline from 2.3 seconds to 180ms. My perspective has completely changed. WebAssembly isn’t just for games anymore. It’s becoming essential for modern web applications, and the tooling has finally reached a point where frontend developers can actually use it without a PhD in systems programming. ...