WebAssembly across Platforms: Running Native Apps in the Browser, Cloud, and Edge
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https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9246.IJETCSIT-V3I1P112Keywords:
WebAssembly, Runtime Systems, Cross-Platform, Native Applications, Edge Computing, Wasmer, Browser Runtime, Portable CodeAbstract
WebAssembly (Wasm) is a highlights-based instruction layout conceived with the help of safe, rapid, and portable execution of code on an assortment of stages, with the most notable one being the web. This paper will discuss how WebAssembly enables the execution of native applications in browsers, clouds, and on edge devices. We contextualize Wasm through the history of modern runtime systems and web technologies, and peer into the structure of the spec, the strategies of its compilation and deployment across platforms. The paper evaluates various runtime engines, including Wasmtime, Wasmer, and V8, as well as their optimisations and applications in the real world. Experimental evidence supporting performance trade-offs is analyzed in detail. Additionally, we discuss the security and sandboxing capabilities of Wasm, which make it a reliable option for executing untrusted code. We also suggest a method for creating cross-platform applications in languages such as Rust and C/C++, compiling them into Web Assembly (Wasm), and deploying the results effortlessly across web, cloud, and edge environments. Major vendors of clouds and IoT deployments are examined in terms of real-life use cases. The outcomes indicate that WebAssembly drastically minimizes the latency in cloud-to-edge communications and adds portability to applications. Future directions of research are discussed in the conclusion, which involve native threading support, garbage collection, and extended hardware capabilities
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