Kevin Hoffman

Kevin Hoffman is a distinguished technologist and author who has shaped the landscape of cloud computing and WebAssembly development. As the creator of wasmCloud and CTO of Cosmonic, he leads the development of cloud-native applications using WebAssembly technology. His journey in software development began at age 10 with a Commodore VIC-20, leading to a career spanning distributed systems, cloud computing, and WebAssembly innovation. Hoffman is widely recognized for his influential books including "Programming WebAssembly with Rust" and "Cloud Native Go," along with numerous publications on .NET development. At Cosmonic, he pioneered wasmCloud, a CNCF Sandbox project that revolutionizes how distributed applications are built and deployed using WebAssembly. His expertise extends across multiple domains, from biometrics to drone flight planning, and he regularly shares his insights at major technology conferences including KubeCon, WWDC, and various cloud computing events. Hoffman's current work focuses on the intersection of distributed systems, cloud-native development, and WebAssembly, where he advocates for simpler, more secure approaches to building modern applications. His contributions to the field include developing frameworks for capability-based security in WebAssembly and creating more efficient ways to deploy and manage cloud applications.