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 …
Measuring used JS heap size in the browser
Part of the tools frontend developers have in their arsenal is the performance API. Part of it is the memory object. It can be used for various causes – from debugging performance through experimenting to performance budget monitoring.
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 …
Programming Complexity in JavaScript – not What You’d Expect
I’ve recently given a talk about Design Patterns in JS at Javascript Israel. I’ve spoken about memory allocation in JS when I explained about the Object Pool design pattern.
After the talk several people came to ask questions …
Object Pool use case
After the Object Pool article went online, I was asked this on Facebook:
What I take from here is 2 fold:
- The one
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 …