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How to read the v8 source code?

How to read the v8 source code?

JavaScript runs on many platforms and in different environments. We often forget about the low level infrastructure that makes it work. During this talk we are going to explore how to read the source code of v8. We'll see how to dig into different features of the language and understand how they work. This can give us a very deep understanding and make us a better JavaScript developers.

Nikolay Stoitsev

August 03, 2018
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  1. Aug 2, 2018 var title = “How to read the

    V8 source code”; var info = { name: “Nikolay Stoitsev”, otherOptional: “Software Engineer at Uber” };
  2. Aug 2, 2018 C++ 68.6% JavaScript 29.5% Python 1.4% HTML

    0.2% TypeScript 0.1% C 0.1% Other 0.1%
  3. Aug 2, 2018 How JavaScript works: Parsing, Abstract Syntax Trees

    (ASTs) + 5 tips on how to minimize parse time
  4. Aug 2, 2018 How JavaScript works: Parsing, Abstract Syntax Trees

    (ASTs) + 5 tips on how to minimize parse time