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V8 Release v8.0
- coldlestat 7y ago| Pointer compression saves an average of 40% of memory. This is really awesome. Can't wait it to be shipped everywhere.
- ksec 7y agoI wonder if this is specific to v8 or could SpiderMonkey and JavascriptCore could benefits from the same optimisation technique.
- coldtea 7y agoIt's used in other languages too, but how easy it is to apply to another JS engine depends on its implementation. Nothing v8 exclusive about it though
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- MaxBarraclough 7y agoI believe JVMs were the first to use pointer-compression. A good summary is at https://stackoverflow.com/a/25120926/ https://stackoverflow.com/a/25120926/ Also worth reading: https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2014/02/35gb-heap-less-32gb-java-jvm-memory-oddities/ https://blog.codecentric.de/en/2014/02/35gb-heap-less-32gb-j...
- haecceity 7y agoI'm impressed by the amount effort that went into that header svg.
- est31 7y agoIt's pretty cool how it's done via vector graphics AND CSS effects. Also note how it only takes 8kb! However, it doesn't render well in Firefox: it's moved to the right by a lot.
- sidpatil 7y ago> However, it doesn't render well in Firefox: it's moved to the right by a lot. Which version of Firefox are you using? I'm on 71.0 and it looks okay to me. (It's consistent with the IE11 that I have access to.)
- creative-coder 7y agoDear pattern lovers, you're witnessing a once-in-a-lifetime event — V8 v8
- keyle 7y agoI'm so excited for optional chaining in JS. It's?.going?.to?.be?.so?.much?.better #nosarcasm