Explore the practical applications and limitations of WebAssembly in this 25-minute conference talk from CascadiaJS 2018. Gain insights into the real-world implementation of WebAssembly as the speaker guides you through the process of integrating the FFmpeg multimedia framework into a React application for client-side video editing. Learn about the current state of WebAssembly technology, its potential impact on browser-based applications, and its relationship with JavaScript. Discover how developers are leveraging WebAssembly to bring powerful multimedia capabilities directly to the client-side, enhancing web applications with advanced video editing functionalities.