WebAssembly in Action

Preface

Compared to my friends, I was a late bloomer when it came to programming. I only discovered it in high school by chance because I needed another computer course, and my guidance counselor suggested Computer Ed. I was expecting to learn about how computers work, but, much to my surprise, the course was about programming. It didn’t take long before I was hooked, and I adjusted my career direction from one dealing with building architecture to one in software architecture.

In 2001, I landed a job with Dovico Software helping it maintain and improve its C++ client/server application. The winds of change were blowing, and in 2004, Dovico decided to switch to a software-as-a-service model, and I moved to the web application product. I still ...