A Talk Near the Future of Python (a.k.a., Dave live-codes a WebAssembly Interpreter)
David Beazley · 7 HN recommendations
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David Beazley's PyCon India closing keynote, in which he live-codes a stack machine and grows it into an interpreter that runs WebAssembly, then uses it to play a Rust-written game. It requires no prior WebAssembly knowledge.
Why HN recommends it: Regarded as a brilliant live-coding talk that teaches WASM and interpreter writing, with several calling it among the best conference talks they have seen.
“it's quite possible the best conference talk I've ever seen.” Read on HN ↗