WebAssembly revolutionized browser apps, and promises to upend the server stack. How will it impact containers and Kubernetes? Six experts weigh in.

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WebAssembly (Wasm) is gaining momentum beyond web development, showing potential in areas like edge computing, serverless functions, and IoT due to its speed, portability, and security. While some see Wasm as a future replacement for Linux containers, experts believe containers will continue to dominate long-running server processes and stateful applications. The evolving landscape suggests a complementary relationship between Wasm and containers, with both technologies playing significant roles in cloud and enterprise computing.

Can Wasm replace containers?

<p>WebAssembly also seems to be perfect replacement for all those “MSIL”, “Java bytecode” stuff… And todays “transpilling to JavaSript”, “JavaScript minifiers”, look like ugly workarounds once compared to WebAssembly!</p>
