Mike Rourke has been writing code for over a decade. He got his start creating Microsoft Access applications using VBA and decided he wanted to work with JavaScript full-time after building a Mozilla Firefox extension. He has a B.S. in mechanical engineering technology and worked primarily in product design/manufacturing engineering roles before starting a career as a software engineer in 2017. Currently, he works for a Chicago-based consulting company and is focused primarily on frontend JavaScript development. When's he not writing code, he's out in the woods camping with his wolf brothers.
I would like to thank my wife, Elisabeth, for her love and support. I would also like to thank my colleagues at Pandera Labs for their enthusiasm, support, and valuable suggestions.
Dan Ruta is a fresh graduate, about to start an MSc in computer vision. He got started with WebAssembly by implementing a small web-based deep learning library, and messing around with WebAssembly and GPGPU.
Other publications he has worked on include occasional technical blogs on Medium, and a team research paper combining AI, AR, and WebGL shaders to assist the visually impaired, which he presented at a conference.
His projects can be followed on GitHub and Medium (DanRuta), or on his website and tweets (Dan_Ruta).
Maxim Shaydo aka Moreas MaxGraey is an independent developer, consultant, system architect from Ukraine, he has worked with at LaSoft as a CTO and is a big fan of open source community.
He continues to be an enduring contributor for open source projects dedicated to WebAssembly, such as AssemblyScript language that has been gaining a lot of attention lately. He happens to be very interested in development of WebGL, WebVR technologies, and Flow Based Programming as well.
This project could not have been completed without being reviewed by Alon Zakai (kripken) known for his work on emscripten and binaryen. Special thanks to Daniel Wirtz (dcodeIO) who is the main contributor of AssemplyScript and an incredibly productive mate. Last but not the least, I would like to thank my parents — Mr. and Mrs Shaydo, without them none of this would indeed be possible.
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