It is an open-source JavaScript/Wasm runtime based on the same code that powers Cloudflare Workers. It shares most of its code with the runtime that powers Cloudflare Workers, but with some changes designed to make it more portable to other environments.
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It brings together the full power of the Perl programming language and the Apache HTTP server. You can use Perl to manage Apache, respond to requests for web pages and much more.
Use the tools you know and the languages you love. Compile everything to WebAssembly. Run it on any OS or embed it into other languages.
LLRT (Low Latency Runtime) is a lightweight JavaScript runtime designed to address the growing demand for fast and efficient Serverless applications. It offers up to over 10x faster startup and up to 2x overall lower cost compared to other JavaScript runtimes running on AWS Lambda.
It is a single executable and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. It spawns lightweight processes from WebAssembly modules that have their own heap/stack. These processes are preemptively scheduled on a multi-threaded executor.
macOS, Linux, JavaScript are some of the popular tools that integrate with Workerd. Here's a list of all 3 tools that integrate with Workerd.