World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

Speeding up Web Apps performance with WebAssembly and Emscripten

Paweł Aniszewski

WebAssembly isn't a magic speed button. Learn how to use Emscripten to port native libraries, manage memory boundaries, and truly optimize CPU-bound web workloads.

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