Steve Klabnik wrote a blog post around this last year. More challenging the "isn't WASM just another Java?" take, but I think still relevant to your question.

Steve Klabnik wrote a blog post around this last year. More challenging the "isn't WASM just another Java?" take, but I think still relevant to your question. https://words.steveklabnik.com/is-webassembly-the-return-of-java-applets-flash https://words.steveklabnik.com/is-webassembly-the-return-of-...