a0viedo / demystifying-js-engines

A list of resources about JavaScript engines
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This is a list of resources I used to learn about virtual machines in general, from an architecture point of view to optimizations and garbage collection strategies. I've also put together some parts into a talk format, you can see the video here (slides).

Contributions are very welcome!

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Emoji Represents
:bar_chart: Blog post
:page_facing_up: White paper
:computer: Code
:microphone: Podcast
:movie_camera: Slides
:pencil: Documentation

Virtual machines

JavaScript Engines

V8

JavaScriptCore

ChakraCore

SpiderMonkey

Benchmarks

Inline caches

Garbage collection

Exploitation