This article describes some key fundamentals that are common to all JavaScript engines — and not just V8, the engine the authors (Benedikt and Mathias) work on. As a JavaScript developer, having a deeper understanding of how JavaScript engines work helps you reason about the performance characteristics of your code.| mathiasbynens.be
Disclaimer: Many thanks to Juriy ‘kangax’ Zaytsev (Юрий Зайцев) for writing the test case that inspired me to investigate this further, and everyone in #whatwg for helping me parse the specification correctly.| mathiasbynens.be
The way JavaScript handles Unicode is… surprising, to say the least. This write-up explains the pain points associated with Unicode in JavaScript, provides solutions for common problems, and explains how the ECMAScript 6 standard improves the situation.| mathiasbynens.be
This article describes some key fundamentals that are common to all JavaScript engines — and not just V8, the engine the authors (Benedikt and Mathias) work on. As a JavaScript developer, having a deeper understanding of how JavaScript engines work helps you reason about the performance characteristics of your code.| mathiasbynens.be