WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Jan 28, 2026

WeAreDevelopers LIVE – From JavaScript to WebAssembly, High-Performance Charting and More

Andrew Burnett-Thompson, David Burleigh

Hosted by Chris Heilmann, Daniel Cranney

Hitting JavaScript's performance limits? Explore the architectural realities of compiling C++ to WebAssembly. See how leveraging WebGL and SIMD doubles native browser math speeds.

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