In just four short years, WebAssembly has broken free of its origins as a useful browser-based technology and now powers some of the world’s most complex distributed applications, from streaming platforms like Disney+ to e-commerce powerhouse Shopify. WebAssembly’s journey beyond the browser WebAssembly, or WASM for short, was developed by the World Wide Web Consortium
WASM initially promised performance gains and greater portability for web applications, but now is making an impact across a growing number of environments.