Docker images are MB; a full game engine compiles to 35MB WASM

WebAssembly demonstrates a 10x size advantage over traditional containerized applications (35MB game engine vs. 282MB minimal Python image), offering significant implications for deployment efficiency, infrastructure costs, and edge computing capabilities. However, WASM adoption remains stalled despite technical maturity and the compelling business case, suggesting organizational and ecosystem barriers rather than technical limitations are the primary obstacles to widespread adoption. IT leaders should evaluate WASM for applicable workloads—particularly latency-sensitive services, edge deployments, and bandwidth-constrained environments—while building internal expertise in Rust/C++ toolchains to capture these efficiency gains.