[dmak]

I highly doubt WASM will gain much ground. It may for games, but I am willing to take a bet that there are more web apps out there than games.

[mhuffman]

I think the eventual common use for WASM will eventually be DRM and related types of page code "security" and obfuscation. Basically a way for companies to "protect" their tech/IP from easy duplication while not having to carry the expensive burden of the cost of back-end processing in the cloud.

[egeozcan]

Is WASM harder to de-obfuscate than your typical transpiled/minimized JS soup?

[mhuffman]

From the perspective of salespeople and managers ... maybe!

[quickthrower2]

WASM allows you to run code “isomorphically” on the front and back end, which is a convenience that will be hard to resist.

[dmak]

That's not often a requirement for many companies. Most companies end up with a different backend technology for a diverse range of reasons.