04-17, 15:20–15:50 (Europe/Amsterdam), The Warehouse
As a long time Kubernetes user, it can be real confusing what all of this hype around WebAssembly (Wasm) means for the future. Join Taylor, a long-time Kubernetes community member and contributor, as he talks about Wasm; how and why it should be used; and what you can do to experiment with it. This talk will be focused on concrete strengths and weaknesses of both Kubernetes and Wasm, with a practical (and live!) demonstration of how they can be used to alongside one another. Using the CNCF sandbox project wasmCloud, Taylor will show how Wasm can be used as a complement to Kubernetes to solve many of the pain points of running applications today. To finish, Taylor will provide some practical advice on how you can try things out and get involved!
Taylor Thomas is an Engineering Director working on WebAssembly platforms at Cosmonic. He actively participates in the open source community and is one of the creators of Krustlet and Bindle. He is currently core maintainer of wasmCloud, Bindle, and Krustlet. He is a regular speaker at various open source conferences and meetups, including various KubeCons and local meetup groups. His work at Intel, Nike, and Microsoft spanned various containers and Kubernetes platforms as well as WebAssembly platforms and experimentation. He currently lives in the Utah area in the US and enjoys hiking and camping.