Wasm on Ryan Hunt's Blog

Just Keep At It: A Decade at Mozilla

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0600

Well, that went by quick!

I joined Mozilla as an intern in 2016. I wouldn’t believe you if you told me I’d still be here in 2026, working on their WebAssembly engine and contributing to the WebAssembly standards process.

Ten years at one company is a long time in this industry. I’m feeling a bit sentimental, so I thought I’d share how that happened, and why I’m still here.

Saying goodbye to asm.js

Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 -0600

I wrote a post on the SpiderMonkey blog about retiring asm.js now that WebAssembly has taken its place.

Why is WebAssembly a second-class language on the web?

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:00:00 -0600

I wrote a piece for Mozilla Hacks on why WebAssembly is a second-class citizen on the Web.

JS String Builtins on the WasmAssembly podcast

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:00:00 -0600

I sat down with Thomas Steiner on the WasmAssembly podcast to talk about the JS String builtins proposal and how I ended up on the SpiderMonkey team.

Panel Discussion: Browsers & Wasm at WasmCon 2023

Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:00:00 -0600

I joined a panel at WasmCon 2023 alongside Conrad Watt, Adam Klein, David Degazio, and Bailey Hayes to talk about the state of WebAssembly in browsers.

Check out the recording on YouTube.

A tour of compiling a WebAssembly Module

Wed, 05 May 2021 09:00:00 -0600

I gave a talk at the 2021 Web Engines Hackfest on how SpiderMonkey compiles a WebAssembly.Module, covering compiler tier selection, streaming parallel compilation, background tier-up, lazy stubs, and code caching.

You can watch the recording on YouTube or check out the slides.