WebAssembly (abbreviated Wasm) is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine. It is designed as a portable compilation target for programming languages, enabling code written in languages such as C, C++, and Rust to be run on web browsers.
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Portable Compilation Target: WebAssembly is designed to be a compilation target for high-level programming languages, allowing them to be compiled into a binary format that can be executed in a web browser.
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Efficient and Fast: WebAssembly is designed to be efficient and fast, with performance close to that of native code. This makes it suitable for performance-critical applications such as games and multimedia applications.
Example: A simple example of using WebAssembly with JavaScript:
// Load and instantiate a WebAssembly module
fetch('example.wasm')
.then(response => response.arrayBuffer())
.then(buffer => WebAssembly.instantiate(buffer))
.then(result => {
// Call a function from the WebAssembly module
result.instance.exports.myFunction();
});