Explore the world of WebAssembly in this 29-minute conference talk from AmsterdamJS Conference 2017. Dive into the new technology that allows precompiled code to run at native speed in browsers, connected via JavaScript. Discover how WebAssembly works, its advantages and disadvantages, and learn about potential optimizations for Single Page Applications (SPAs). Follow along as Albert Brand, Senior Consultant at Xebia, guides you through the setup, pitfalls, and rough edges of WebAssembly, providing numerous examples to illustrate key concepts.