JavaScript vs. Serverless vs. Visual Basic vs. WebAssembly Comparison Chart

Declare AWS Lambda functions and their triggers through simple abstract syntax in YAML. AWS Lambda functions, triggers & code will be deployed and wired together in the cloud, automatically. Install thousands of Serverless Framework Plugins to build new serverless use-cases on AWS and integrate with other tools. Track usage, performance, errors on your serverless apps with instant, powerful metrics. See all of your serverless applications and their resources in one place, regardless of AWS account or region. Easily share secrets, outputs from your serverless applications and delegate AWS account access. You can deploy many familiar use-cases instantly with the Serverless Framework. From REST APIs on Node.js, Python, Go, Java, to GraphQL APIs, scheduled tasks, Express.js applications, and front-end applications.

WebAssembly (abbreviated Wasm) is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine. Wasm is designed as a portable compilation target for programming languages, enabling deployment on the web for client and server applications. The Wasm stack machine is designed to be encoded in a size- and load-time-efficient binary format. WebAssembly aims to execute at native speed by taking advantage of common hardware capabilities available on a wide range of platforms. WebAssembly describes a memory-safe, sandboxed execution environment that may even be implemented inside existing JavaScript virtual machines. When embedded in the web, WebAssembly will enforce the same-origin and permissions security policies of the browser. WebAssembly is designed to be pretty-printed in a textual format for debugging, testing, experimenting, optimizing, learning, teaching, and writing programs by hand. The textual format will be used when viewing the source of Wasm modules on the web.