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An Interesting Look At the Performance of JavaScript On Mobile Devices

Posted by timothy on from the down-in-the-weeds dept.

First time accepted submitter faffod writes "Coming from a background of console development, where memory management is a daily concern, I found it interesting that there was any doubt that memory management on a constrained system, like a mobile device, would be a concern. Drew Crawford took the time to document his thoughts, and though there is room for some bikesheding, overall it is spot on. Plus it taught me what bikeshedding means."

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  1. Mobile web really IS slow! by EvanED · · Score: 5, Funny

    Don't blame Timothy for the dupe; no doubt he posted it from his mobile.

    1. Re:Mobile web really IS slow! by phantomfive · · Score: 5, Funny

      Quick! Now's your chance! Go copy a high-rated comment from the other story and get yourself a +5 moderation!

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  2. node.js by dutchwhizzman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Try looking into node.js and see all your fears come true.

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