Initially, I thought this was going to be about WASM, based on the title. // The thing about rendering and processing things server-side and relying on very l

Initially, I thought this was going to be about WASM, based on the title. // The thing about rendering and processing things server-side and relying on very little, if any, JavaScript is that it makes it possible to send very small amounts of data to the client but still handle demanding tasks. There's something to be said for making a website usable for even the most anemic of client hardware.