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I was in a job interview a while ago and one of the problems raised there was handling different message versions in the same topic.
The problem was described as follows:
You have a producer of version 1.0. It sends …
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 …
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.
The browser is a wondrous thing. We give it JS, HTML and CSS – and they are translated into visual wonders. It does it by running the same rendering cycle again and again. Sometimes, something in the cycle can go …
The event loop is a core concept in Javascript. It is fundamental in order to understand how asynchronous code works – and how not to work with synchronous code.
Let’s start with a simple example. You have some code that …
The critical rendering path (CRP from now on) is also known as The Pixel Path. It’s actually what happens from the moment your javascript code runs, until the moment the pixels are shown on screen. We can also call it …
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 …
Your users expect a fast and smooth experience. Sometimes what stands in the way is how long it takes to download data. The flyweight design pattern is a …
My talk (in Hebrew) at Javascript Israel about Optimization Patterns in Javascript is now online. Enjoy 🙂
After the Object Pool article went online, I was asked this on Facebook:
What I take from here is 2 fold:
