#Edge Computing

WebAssembly in 2025: Why the Browser Is Now a Runtime for Everything

How WASM is quietly replacing native plugins, server-side runtimes, and even Docker containers

WebAssembly started as a browser performance trick. It has become something far more significant. In 2025, WASM runs Python ML models at the edge, powers serverless functions faster than Node.js, and ships as a universal binary format that works everywhere from Chrome to microcontrollers. Here's what changed, why it happened so fast, and what you should do about it.