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Summary

Kostas Kyrimis from Memgraph's Core Team explores the use of WebAssembly to simplify client adapter development, sharing his journey in a blog series. Traditionally, Memgraph has implemented client adapters by using C and binding interfaces specific to each programming language, which poses challenges due to the cognitive overhead and varying dependencies of different languages. WebAssembly (Wasm) offers a solution by acting as a platform-independent intermediate representation, allowing the compilation of the C client library into a Wasm module that can be universally consumed, thereby eliminating the need for multiple binding APIs and simplifying the debugging process. By using Wasm, Memgraph centralizes changes within the C implementation, creating high-level API wrappers for clients and reducing bugs related to the networking stack. The approach not only streamlines the architecture but also minimizes the complexity of understanding diverse binding libraries, focusing instead on a unified technology with the potential to revolutionize how Memgraph manages client adapters.