In the landscape of modern web development, the boundary between client-side and server-side capabilities is blurring faster than ever. For years, JavaScript (and TypeScript) held a monopoly on the browser. But as we settle into 2025, WebAssembly (Wasm) has matured from an experimental toy into a production-grade powerhouse used by industry giants like Figma and Adobe.
For years, the desktop application landscape was dominated by a single narrative: if you wanted cross-platform compatibility and a modern UI, you had to accept the heavy resource tax of Electron. We’ve all seen the memes about chat applications eating up gigabytes of RAM.
If you’ve been following the frontend landscape through 2025, you know that the browser is no longer just a document viewer—it is a full-fledged application platform. While JavaScript (and TypeScript) remains the undisputed king of the DOM, there are boundaries of performance that JS simply cannot cross efficiently.
