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'WebAssembly Is Finally Usable, Almost'

WebAssembly, or Wasm, has finally started becoming usable by ordinary developers and adoption is exploding as a result.

The arrival of a stable WASI 0.2 standard and the component model marks the beginning of what could be a major shift in the way software is written. Wasm is started to break out of a small niche populated mostly by hard core enthusiasts and gain a following from the broader developer community. It might still fail, but the accumulation of support seems to be building into something that, after many years of hard work, will suddenly be hailed as an overnight success.

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