Introduction

WebAssembly (Wasm) represents one of the most significant advances in the history of the web platform.
Where JavaScript brought dynamic interactivity to browsers, WebAssembly extends the web with:

• high-performance computation
• portable binary modules
• execution close to native speed
• language interoperability (Rust, C/C++, Go, Zig, Swift, etc.)
• sandboxed security
• stable execution across environments

Originally imagined as a way to bring “native apps to the browser,” Wasm has become much more:

Front-end development continues to evolve at a remarkable pace. What started as simple document rendering has grown into a sophisticated ecosystem of frameworks, build pipelines, distributed runtimes, and cloud-native deployment models.

This article provides a practical, credible, and comprehensive overview of today’s most important trends—covering frameworks, architectures, performance, tooling, and the emerging direction shaped by AI and edge computing.

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