Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, hosts Joel Moses and Oscar Spencer kick things off with updates on the upcoming Wasm.IO conference in Barcelona and the latest buzz around WASI Preview 3 before diving into an in-depth conversation with guest Ralph Squillace on Microsoft's Wasm strategy.
Ralph shares his journey in open source, from the early adoption of Linux at Microsoft to the rise of containers and the growing impact of WebAssembly. The discussion dives into Microsoft’s strategic role in shaping the future of WebAssembly, the unique advantages it brings to cloud-native development, and the challenges and opportunities facing the technology today.
Whether you're curious about the evolution of containers, WebAssembly’s potential in big tech, or the balance between open standards and corporate innovation, this episode offers expert insights into WebAssembly’s transformative role in modern tech.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:20 Community update: Upcoming Wasm.IO Conference and WASI Preview 3
01:24 Interview with Ralph Squillace: Journey from Linux to WebAssembly
09:21 The evolution of containers and WebAssembly
14:10 Microsoft's adoption of WebAssembly
17:55 Future of WebAssembly in Big Tech
23:34 Balancing open standards and corporate interests
27:19 The future of WebAssembly at Microsoft
30:32 What is wrong with WebAssembly?
For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites:
Blogs - f5.com/company/octo
Reports - f5.com/services/resources/reports
Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | linkedin.com/in/joelmoses | community.f5.com/users/joel_moses/398372
Oscar Spencer | twitter.com/oscar_spen | linkedin.com/in/oscarspen
Matthew Yacobucci | linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2
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In this episode of WebAssembly Unleashed, hosts Joel Moses and Oscar Spencer kick things off with updates on the upcoming Wasm.IO conference in Barcelona and the latest buzz around WASI Preview 3 before diving into an in-depth conversation with guest Ralph Squillace on Microsoft's Wasm strategy.
Ralph shares his journey in open source, from the early adoption of Linux at Microsoft to the rise of containers and the growing impact of WebAssembly. The discussion dives into Microsoft’s strategic role in shaping the future of WebAssembly, the unique advantages it brings to cloud-native development, and the challenges and opportunities facing the technology today.
Whether you're curious about the evolution of containers, WebAssembly’s potential in big tech, or the balance between open standards and corporate innovation, this episode offers expert insights into WebAssembly’s transformative role in modern tech.
Chapters:
00:00 Welcome to WebAssembly Unleashed
00:20 Community update: Upcoming Wasm.IO Conference and WASI Preview 3
01:24 Interview with Ralph Squillace: Journey from Linux to WebAssembly
09:21 The evolution of containers and WebAssembly
14:10 Microsoft's adoption of WebAssembly
17:55 Future of WebAssembly in Big Tech
23:34 Balancing open standards and corporate interests
27:19 The future of WebAssembly at Microsoft
30:32 What is wrong with WebAssembly?
For more from F5's Office of the CTO visit the following sites:
Blogs - f5.com/company/octo
Reports - f5.com/services/resources/reports
Meet Your Hosts:
Joel Moses | linkedin.com/in/joelmoses | community.f5.com/users/joel_moses/398372
Oscar Spencer | twitter.com/oscar_spen | linkedin.com/in/oscarspen
Matthew Yacobucci | linkedin.com/in/matthew-yacobucci-323b4b2
⬇️⬇️⬇️ JOIN THE COMMUNITY! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
DevCentral is an online community of technical peers dedicated to learning, exchanging ideas, and solving problems - together.
Find all our platform links ⬇️ and follow our Community Evangelists! 👋
➡️ DEVCENTRAL: community.f5.com
➡️ YOUTUBE: youtube.com/devcentral
➡️ LINKEDIN: linkedin.com/showcase/f5-devcentral
➡️ TWITTER: twitter.com/devcentral
Your Community Evangelists:
👋 Jason Rahm: linkedin.com/in/jrahm | twitter.com/jasonrahm
👋 Buu Lam: linkedin.com/in/buulam | twitter.com/buulam
👋 Aubrey King: linkedin.com/in/aubreyking | twitter.com/aubreykingf5
👋 Chase Abbott: linkedin.com/in/chaseabbott1
