Can someone give some context on why pointer compression is worthwhile? Are ther...

imtringued · on Feb 3, 2020

>Are there actually so many pointers in use that indeed you save a significant amount of memory?

Every time you create a Javascript object you need a pointer. Everything except small integers (including booleans) is an object in Javascript.

NikolaeVarius · on Feb 3, 2020

tybit · on Feb 3, 2020

“We expect about ~35% of V8 heap reduction on 64-bit platforms on real-world web sites” amazing

pdpi · on Feb 3, 2020

Without some optimisation, anything that’s not a Boolean, a number, a null or an undefined will involve some pointers.

rapsey · on Feb 3, 2020