What Is Wasm (WebAssembly)?
A portable binary instruction format for stack-based virtual machines, enabling near-native performance across browsers, servers, and edge devices.
Definition
A portable binary instruction format for stack-based virtual machines, enabling near-native performance across browsers, servers, and edge devices.
In the CDE ecosystem, Wasm enables lightweight, sandboxed execution of development tools and language servers without full container overhead, and powers browser-based IDEs that run compilation and linting entirely client-side.
Where This Fits
This term is covered in depth on WebAssembly (Wasm) Development in CDEs.
Build portable, high-performance WebAssembly applications in CDEs. Wasm toolchains, WASI, and the component model.