Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this InfoQ video, Red Hat Principal Engineer Andrea Peruffo reveals how WebAssembly is moving beyond the browser to revolutionize enterprise backend systems. He introduces Chicory, a pure-Java Wasm runtime that allows you to run polyglot code (C, Rust, Go, Python) directly on the JVM without escaping the security sandbox or sacrificing observability.
Learn how to unlock high-performance plugin systems, run C-based parsers at JIT speed, and solve the "native dependency" nightmare in cloud-native environments.
⏱️ Video Timestamps (For Navigation)
0:00 - Introduction: Wasm in the Enterprise
1:15 - Why Wasm isn't just for the Browser anymore
3:45 - The Power of Polyglot Interfaces on the Backend
5:10 - Introducing Chicory: Pure Java Wasm Runtime
7:30 - Why FFI and Native Libraries are a Risk
10:15 - Case Study 1: Accelerating JRuby with C-based Parsers
13:40 - Performance Gains: AOT Compilation vs. Interpreters
16:20 - Case Study 2: Running CPython in TrinoDB
20:15 - Case Study 3: High-Performance Go Plugins in Debezium
23:50 - SQLite on the JVM: Solving the Memory-Grow Bottleneck
28:10 - Conclusion: When to choose Wasm for your Stack
30:45 - Q&A: The Future of Chicory, WasmGC, and Quarkus Integration
🔗 Transcript available on InfoQ: bit.ly/4aUbJLN
#WebAssembly #Java #SoftwareArchitecture #Wasm #RedHat #microservices
In this InfoQ video, Red Hat Principal Engineer Andrea Peruffo reveals how WebAssembly is moving beyond the browser to revolutionize enterprise backend systems. He introduces Chicory, a pure-Java Wasm runtime that allows you to run polyglot code (C, Rust, Go, Python) directly on the JVM without escaping the security sandbox or sacrificing observability.
Learn how to unlock high-performance plugin systems, run C-based parsers at JIT speed, and solve the "native dependency" nightmare in cloud-native environments.
⏱️ Video Timestamps (For Navigation)
0:00 - Introduction: Wasm in the Enterprise
1:15 - Why Wasm isn't just for the Browser anymore
3:45 - The Power of Polyglot Interfaces on the Backend
5:10 - Introducing Chicory: Pure Java Wasm Runtime
7:30 - Why FFI and Native Libraries are a Risk
10:15 - Case Study 1: Accelerating JRuby with C-based Parsers
13:40 - Performance Gains: AOT Compilation vs. Interpreters
16:20 - Case Study 2: Running CPython in TrinoDB
20:15 - Case Study 3: High-Performance Go Plugins in Debezium
23:50 - SQLite on the JVM: Solving the Memory-Grow Bottleneck
28:10 - Conclusion: When to choose Wasm for your Stack
30:45 - Q&A: The Future of Chicory, WasmGC, and Quarkus Integration
🔗 Transcript available on InfoQ: bit.ly/4aUbJLN
#WebAssembly #Java #SoftwareArchitecture #Wasm #RedHat #microservices
