The latest release of Google's V8 JavaScript engine, V8 8.0, uses pointer compression to reduce heap size by 40% and with no performance hit. Additionally, it adds support for optional chaining using the ?. operator and for nullish coalescence using ??. V... (more…)
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Ever noticed how bad the modern web is getting? Why is every website a slow, laggy, buggy mess? Whatever happened to the good old days, when websites were si... (more…)
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Some real programs are designed to produce output based solely on input. Ideally, compilers output the same binaries provided the same input files, for example. More frequently, however, programs require state, and user input together with the current sta... (more…)
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Learn how to eliminate dead code with Kotlin's new DCE JavaScript feature. (more…)
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