WebAssembly, the technology originally designed to allow applications to run at near-native speeds in the browser, has evolved into a versatile format capable of running lightweight workloads across multiple environments.
iTWire Thursday, 29 April 2021 14:02 The Bytecode Alliance calls for new members in mission to build safer software foundations for the internet
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Company News: The Bytecode Alliance, a community dedicated to creating new software foundations, building on standards such as WebAssembly and WebAssembly System Interface (WASI), today announced incorporation as a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organisation. Incorporated by Fastly, Intel, Mozilla and Microsoft, the Bytecode Alliance now invites organisations to join its cross-industry collaborative mission alongside new members Arm, Dfinity Foundation, Embark Studios, Google, Shopify, and University of California at San Diego.
These organisations share a vision of a WebAssembly ecosystem that fixes cracks in today s software foundations that are holding the industry and its software supply chains back from a secure, performant, cross-platform and cross-device future. Bytecode Alliance members
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WebAssembly organisation Bytecode Alliance welcomes Microsoft, Google and others Apr 28, 2021 14:16 EDT with 7 comments
The Bytecode Alliance, an organisation focused on WebAssembly, has announced its incorporation as a 501(c)(6) non-profit organisation. Additionally, more companies including Microsoft, Arm, DFINITY Foundation, Embark Studios, Google, Shopify, and the University of California at San Diego have joined Fastly, Intel, and Mozilla to run the organisation.
Commenting on the incorporation of the Bytecode Alliance, Ralph Squillace, Principal Program Manager, Azure Core Upstream at Microsoft and Bytecode Alliance Board Member, said:
“Microsoft is excited to join the Bytecode Alliance as an incorporating member to support the effort to build a more open, scalable, secure web. WebAssembly and the emerging WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) specification enable cloud-native solutions to become more secure by default and help sol
Mozilla Chairwoman Mitchell Baker speaks at Massachusetts Institute of Technology on May 16, 2018 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mozilla is among the companies leading the charge in an effort to promote WebAssembly and the WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) as emerging standards that can fix some of the inherent weaknesses in the way software gets developed. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for MIT Solve)
The Bytecode Alliance on Wednesday announced that it formed a non-profit organization to focus on promoting WebAssembly (WASM) and the WebAssembly System Interface (WASI) as emerging standards that can fix some of the inherent weaknesses in the way software gets developed.