Why Figma Bet on WebAssembly: A CTO’s Deep Dive into Browser Breakthroughs

Key Topics Covered:
✅ The Origin Story: Evan’s WebGL fluid simulation demo that proved browsers could handle complex graphics
✅ Figma vs Sketch: Why web-based collaboration killed native app dominance
✅ WebAssembly (WASM) Secrets: How Figma leveraged WASM for font rendering, plugins, and 60fps performance
✅ Plugin Security Nightmares: From JavaScript Realms to WASM sandboxes
✅ Multiplayer Magic: The tech behind real-time collaboration for 10M+ users
✅ ASM.js to WASM: Figma’s journey optimizing browser performance