There are lots of use cases, these are the few we have identified so far, but there are certainly many more:
* REPLs for any programming language (Python, ruby, nodejs) for trying out ideas or libraries without installing an environment or when on-the-go
* In education, to let students fiddle with languages or the whole linux system without the friction of local installation, which can break. At the end of the class refresh the tab and you are ready for another session
* Virtualizing legacy native apps that are common in the enterprise sector. With WebVM they can be converted to Web apps. These apps will be mostly Windows-based and our next big project will be to get WINE to work well in WebVM, with an initial focus on gaming.
Fundamentally WebVM brings the convenience of virtualization to lots of users that can not yet benefit from it. Not everybody is able to use docker or VirtualBox on its machine.
In the enterprise sector, remote virtualization via Citrix or similar tech is often used, but this comes at a very high operational costs due to server side execution. With WebVM you can have the security and reproducibility of virtualized environments with completely local execution.
* REPLs for any programming language (Python, ruby, nodejs) for trying out ideas or libraries without installing an environment or when on-the-go
* In education, to let students fiddle with languages or the whole linux system without the friction of local installation, which can break. At the end of the class refresh the tab and you are ready for another session
* Virtualizing legacy native apps that are common in the enterprise sector. With WebVM they can be converted to Web apps. These apps will be mostly Windows-based and our next big project will be to get WINE to work well in WebVM, with an initial focus on gaming.
Fundamentally WebVM brings the convenience of virtualization to lots of users that can not yet benefit from it. Not everybody is able to use docker or VirtualBox on its machine.
In the enterprise sector, remote virtualization via Citrix or similar tech is often used, but this comes at a very high operational costs due to server side execution. With WebVM you can have the security and reproducibility of virtualized environments with completely local execution.