Thursday, Apr 2, 2020

The New Wave Is Client-Side Web Apps

An interesting characteristic of the new wave of web apps is that they run client side. Figma, for example, runs C++ code compiled to WebAssembly client side, and email startup Superhuman also runs client side as Sarah Perez writes for TechCrunch¹:

Unlike most browser-based email, which is server-based, Superhuman can store and index gigabytes of email in the web browser itself. This is possible by leveraging today’s more powerful APIs in the browser, along with the faster CPUs and hard drives on our computers.

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1. Islam Sharabash has a post on Superhuman’s blog that goes into more technical details about how Superhuman works. ↩︎