Measuring used JS heap size in nodejs
In the former article, we saw how to measure the JS heap in the browser and a few use cases it can come in handy. I was asked how this can be done in a nodejs app as well.
Let’s …
Memory on a Diet
In my last article, I talked about the flyweight design pattern. I mostly talked about how it can save you (and your end user) bandwidth.
I failed to mention the save on memory.
If we continue the example from …
Improve Performance with Object Pool
In a former article I’ve shown the consequences of memory allocation and garbage collection. Object pool is a simple design pattern that can be used in order to solve both problems.
The Problem
Memory allocation is a slow process. …
Memory Allocation and Garbage Collection in Javascript
Javascript developers usually don’t care much about memory management. The JS engine …