Fullstack Web Assembly
This blog post explores the potential of WebAssembly (Wasm) for full-stack development, allowing code sharing between client and server. I discuss how Wasm could enable progressive enhancement for web APIs like the Shape Detection API. Using this API as an example, I illustrate how a C-binding library like OpenCV, compiled to Wasm, could be used on both client and server to provide consistent functionality regardless of native browser support. This approach involves creating a wrapper around OpenCV and the target web API to bridge the gap between them. I express my excitement about Wasm's potential to simplify deployment and maintenance by enabling the use of a single binary across different environments.