WASM as a Plugin System: Sandboxed Extensions in a Rust Host
WebAssembly as a plugin runtime gives you memory isolation without process overhead. Wasmtime in a Rust host, capability-limited via WASI, and the performance envelope we measured.
WebAssembly as a plugin runtime gives you memory isolation without process overhead. Wasmtime in a Rust host, capability-limited via WASI, and the performance envelope we measured.
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- architecture
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