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Web Assembly (Wasm)

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Build and compile modules from any language to the web in this beginner-friendly introduction to Web Assembly! In this course, you'll learn foundational, low-level programming such as binary, hexadecimal, and all about how memory works within computers. By the end, you'll have dived into array buffers, memory management, and unsigned integers, as well as created Web Assembly modules with AssemblyScript.

Syllabus

Introduction
Why Web Assembly
Binary Overview
Hexadecimal
Convert Hex & Binary with toString
Memory
Numeric Types
Web Assembly & File Types
Modules
Your First Web Assembly
Stack & OpCode
Stack & OpCode Exercise
Stack & OpCode Solution
Writing Web Assembly
AssemblyScript Setup
Writing AssemblyScript
Running AssemblyScript Wasm in Node
Creating an AssemblyScript Wasm Loader
Importing Wasm into the Browser
Loading AssemblyScript Q&A
Imports
Debugging Wasm Modules & Defining Imports
Importing the AssemblyScript Loader
Using the __getString Function
Memory in Web Assembly
Read & Write to Shared Memory
JavaScript Versus Web Assembly
Wrapping Up

Taught by

Jem Young

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