Docker Images Are Hundreds of MB While Full Game Engine Compiles to 35MB WASM — Blog Post Sparks Container Bloat Discussion

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A technical blog post comparing Docker image sizes (hundreds of MB for simple services) against a full game engine compiled to 35MB WebAssembly sparked 112 comments on r/programming (120 upvotes). The discussion highlights WASM's potential as a lightweight container alternative for specific workloads, with practitioners debating when the isolation/portability tradeoffs favor WASM over traditional containers.