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		alberth on Nov 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: WasmEdge The lifecycle of software over the decades: - v1: desktop software (1980-2000) - v2: web software, single tenant, single datacenter - v3: web software, multi-tenant, single data center - v4: web software, multi-tenant, hosted in “cloud” - v5: web software, multi-tenant, hosted on cloud “edge” - v6: electron apps installed “hosted” on desktop (the ultimate cloud edge) Full circle.

j-pb on Nov 30, 2022 [–]

Yeah, but we made some awesome sandboxing friends along the way.

We could actually get a nice performance boost out of running WASM with VM enforced security instead of Rings and the MMU.[0]

[0]: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...

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