Wasm is not quite a stack machine

180 · Alisa Sireneva · April 27, 2026, 1:11 a.m.
Summary
The blog post discusses the common misconception that WebAssembly (Wasm) functions as a traditional stack machine. Through personal experience of writing Wasm instructions by hand, the author reveals significant differences that challenge the mainstream understanding of Wasm as merely a stack-based language.