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Episode 172:

How WebAssembly is Enabling the Third Wave of Cloud Compute with Matt Butcher of Fermyon Technologies

January 10, 2024

This week on The Data Stack Show, Eric and Kostas chat with Matt Butcher, the CEO of Fermyon Technologies. During the episode, Matt discusses his career journey from philosophy to software development, and his work with various programming languages and cloud ecosystems. He talks about his experiences with Google’s infrastructure and container technology, and his various stops along the way before becoming CEO at Fermyon. The discussion also covers the use of WebAssembly for cloud computing, its advantages over virtual machines and containers, its potential for revolutionizing application development, and more. 

Notes:

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

  • Matt’s background and journey with Fermyon (2:32)
  • WebAssembly and enhanced security models (3:43)
  • The IOT Startup and Google Acquisition (10:49)
  • Google’s Early Containers (11:50)
  • Scaling and anticipating requests (20:22)
  • Introduction to WebAssembly and its importance (23:32)
  • The Benefits of WebAssembly (30:57)
  • Comparison of Virtual Machines, Containers, and Micro VMs (33:12)
  • The Importance of Fast Startup Times in WebAssembly (37:39)
  • Metaphysics and software development (42:12)
  • The importance of effective communication in code development (43:18)
  • The challenges and progress of WebAssembly (47:40)
  • Requirements of different teams and different jobs (52:17)
  • Final thoughts and takeaway (53:14)

 

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