WebAssembly on Kubernetes • Nicolas Frankel • GOTO 2025

This presentation was recorded at GOTO Copenhagen 2025. #GOTOcon #GOTOcph
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Nicolas Fränkel - Developer & Architect @NicolasFrankel 

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Links
https://kubernetes.o
https://webassembly.org
https://youtu.be/yabE04SD5bQ
https://wasmer.io/posts/python-on-the-edge-powered-by-webassembly
https://www.fermyon.com/blog/how-to-think-about-wasm
https://wasmedge.org/docs/develop/deploy/intro

ABSTRACT
WebAssembly started as a technology tailored to web browsers and is becoming popular as a server-side technology as well. The next step is for Wasm to become a powerful tool for cloud-native applications. When combined with Kubernetes, WebAssembly can revolutionize application deployment, security, and resource efficiency in ways traditional containers cannot.

This talk explores why and how to leverage WebAssembly within Kubernetes environments to create scalable, high-performance, and secure applications. [...]

TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
03:13 WebAssembly in 2018
05:21 WebAssembly in 2020
08:41 WebAssembly now
10:50 The many moving facets of WASM on k8s
12:25 The demo points today
15:40 Demo
24:13 Just enough k8s intrinsics
26:42 WASMedge
27:02 Demo
34:52 The good, the bad & the ugly
37:40 Summary
38:45 Outro

Download slides and read the full abstract here:
https://gotocph.com/2025/sessions/3729

RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Kevin Hoffman • Programming WebAssembly with Rust • https://amzn.to/48msEBz
Valerio De Sanctis • Building Web APIs with ASP.NET Core • https://amzn.to/42MWuOq
Brian Sletten • WebAssembly: The Definitive Guide • https://amzn.to/3OQdHRf
Sendil Kumar Nellaiyapen • Practical WebAssembly • https://amzn.to/4bK3j7s

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