Why We Need WebAssembly: An Interview with Brendan Eich

Last week (June 17th, 2015), Brendan Eich announced a new project to bring new low level primitives to the web — a move that will make it easier to compile projects written in languages like C & C++ to run in browsers and other JavaScript environments. If this is your first time hearing about it, read “What is WebAssembly” for a basic overview.