# Why the Bytecode Alliance is important to the Wasm ecosystem

DevFeed: [Why the Bytecode Alliance is important to the Wasm ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-the-bytecode-alliance-is-important-to-the-wasm-ecosystem-15261.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.fermyon.com/blog/intro-to-the-bytecode-alliance>)

Author: James Bohrman

Published: 2022-04-02T13:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Fermyon - Experience the next wave of cloud computing.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/fermyon-experience-the-next-wave-of-cloud-computing.md>)

Topics: [wasm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wasm.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [building](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/building.md>), [bytecode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bytecode.md>), [ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecosystem.md>), [organization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organization.md>), [secure-by-default](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-by-default.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standards.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>), [wasm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wasm.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces the Bytecode Alliance as a nonprofit standards-setting organization focused on building secure-by-default software and establishing trust within the Wasm ecosystem.

## Source excerpt

For any ecosystem to grow, it's important for standards to be implemented that establish trust with users within the community. This is the motivation behind the Bytecode Alliance, a non-profit standards setting organization devoted to building secure-by-default software.