Speed and memory safety do not need to be mutually exclusive. With modern languages that compile to native code, it's possible to write efficient code, both in terms of clock cycles as well as memory usage. We'll look at the state of modern languages in the industry.
Another approach to ensure memory safety is isolation, a particular strength of WebAssembly. WebAssembly is increasingly used to run code in low overhead sandboxes that don't incur the costs of other sandboxing methods while still offering strong isolation. We'll look at the state of WebAssembly for this purpose as well as real world uses.
From this track
Questioning Convention: C# as a Shortcut to Startup Velocity
Tuesday Apr 8 / 10:35AM BST
Are you considering founding a startup? What stack would you use? Would you take a bet on a programming language you've never used professionally before? When building a company from scratch, these aren’t just theoretical questions – they’re make-or-break decisions with real consequences.
Sam Cox
Co-Founder & CTO @Tracebit, Building Security Canaries at Scale
Expanding Swift from Apps to Services
Tuesday Apr 8 / 11:45AM BST
The Swift programming language is a popular choice for applications, but many engineers are less familiar with Swift’s capabilities for writing services. This session will explore why Swift is a great fit for services development, from memory safety to interoperability with other languages.
Cory Benfield
Senior Software Engineer Doing Swift on Server @Apple
WASM in the Enterprise: Secure, Portable, and Ready for Business
Tuesday Apr 8 / 01:35PM BST
WebAssembly (WASM) is emerging as a powerful tool beyond its browser origins, enabling safer, more flexible, and more efficient execution across a wide range of enterprise applications.In this session, we’ll take a hands-on look at real-world use cases, including:
Andrea Peruffo
Open Source Addicted Software Developer @RedHat, Passionate About Distributed Systems, Compilers, Infrastructure and Everything In Between
Unlocking the Web's Potential with Memory-Safe Languages
Tuesday Apr 8 / 02:45PM BST
Details coming soon.
Unconference: Memory Safe Native Languages and WASM
Tuesday Apr 8 / 03:55PM BST
Performance Optimization with WASM and Native Code
Tuesday Apr 8 / 05:05PM BST
Details coming soon.
