World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 9, 2026 • Session details

From Bytes to Execution: Writing a WebAssembly Runtime in Rust

How does WebAssembly actually execute code under the hood? Strip a WASM engine down to its absolute essentials and build a minimal, stack-based runtime completely in Rust.

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Compiling Rust code to WebAssembly for JavaScript runtimes

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Core concepts and execution mechanics of WebAssembly modules

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Compilers and runtimes in the WebAssembly ecosystem

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Introduction to WebAssembly in a cloud computing context

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