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Wasm Components

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@yoshuawuyts is already working on this.

Since May 5, 2026.

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Goal document 2026/wasm-components

Summary

In 2026 we want to improve the state of Wasm Component support in Rust. This
means adding and stabilizing three new compiler targets, as well as begin
experimentation with Wasm-specific language features.

This issue is intended for status updates only.

For general questions or comments, please contact a goal owner or post in the Zulip topic.

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Rust
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173
Forks
122
Avg merge
23h 52m
Merged PRs (30d)
21

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