Spin is an open-source framework for building and running fast, secure, and portable serverless applications on WebAssembly (Wasm). It is designed for developers who want to deploy applications quickly and easily to a variety of environments, from local machines to cloud platforms. Spin leverages Wasm to provide exceptional performance and security, while its component model simplifies application development and deployment. It enables developers to use familiar languages like Rust, Go, Python, and JavaScript (via TypeScript) and build event-driven functions and services for modern web applications.
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Rawkode's Take
Personal opinion, not gospel
Spin gives you a pragmatic gateway into a WASM-first future where components, portability, and language freedom are defaults rather than aspirations. It turns WebAssembly from an idea into a production-ready execution model that works alongside containers, not against them. The component model makes interoperability feel natural, and Spin makes deploying that model effortless.
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WASM is the next platform shift hiding in plain sight, and Spin makes that shift unavoidable. Engineers clinging to today’s comfort zones will wake up on the wrong side of history while the rest of the industry quietly moves on.
First Used 2021-06
Last Used Present
Confidence Deep XP
Videos 15
Videos about Spin
BlueSky Embed with Spin WebAssembly
Integrating Spin with Static Site Generators (SSGs)
Building & Running Spin Applications with Docker
Stateful WebAssembly Apps with Key-Value Stores
Writing Server Side WebAssembly with Python
Server Side WebAssembly at the Edge
Your Own WebAssembly Cloud
Have You Ever Seen a Production Grade, Server Side, WebAssembly Application?
What's New with Spin (v0.8)
NodeJS SDK (TypeScript)
Go SDK
Rust SDK Walkthrough
Why WebAssembly? Code Once, Run Everywhere
Full Stack WebAssembly Applications with Spin
Hands-on Introduction to Spin: WebAssembly Microservices
Complete Guide
Comprehensive documentation, best practices, and getting started tutorials