#Memory Management

5 articles tagged with Memory Management

Memory Lifecycle Hooks in Browser Extensions: Forcing GC Boundaries and Avoiding Tab Crashes

Optimising memory lifecycle hooks: forcing garbage collection boundaries inside volatile browser extension sandboxes, and purging lingering detached DOM nodes to avoid tab crashes.

8/6/202624 min read

Understanding Garbage Collection by Building a Simple One

Learn memory management mechanics by building a Mark-and-Sweep Garbage Collector in TypeScript. Compare Reference Counting against Mark-and-Sweep.

8/6/202628 min read

Zig for Systems Programming: A Rust Developer's First Impressions

Ditching the borrow checker for explicit allocators? A Rust developer shares first impressions of Zig, comparing compile-time reflection (comptime), manual memory control, C interop, and error handling.

8/1/202621 min read

Mastering V8 Heap Allocation: How V8 Manages Objects and Hidden Classes in Memory

Understand how Google's V8 engine compiles and optimizes JavaScript. Master Hidden Classes (Shapes), Inline Caches, and write V8-friendly high-performance code.

6/4/202612 min read

Advanced Memory Management in Node.js: Garbage Collection and Heap Profiling

Demystify V8 garbage collection and memory spaces. Learn to diagnose, profile, and fix memory leaks in high-concurrency Node.js microservices.

6/1/202612 min read