Tracking Down and Fixing Performance Bottlenecks with N|Solid and Deoptigate
Discover bottlenecks and improve Node.js application performance step-by-step using N|Solid and Deoptigate
Thorsten Lorenz is a Jazz musician turned developer. Initially he helped build front office trader applications for various investment banks. Then the Node.js bug bit. The fast turnaround from idea to working modules proved to be addictive and led to the creation of lots of modules which ended up on github and/or npm. Thorsten is convinced of the strong points of modular development enabled by Node.js and npm. He helped bring this approach to the browser by contributing to browserify and by creating related tools.
Why the New V8 is so Damn Fast
The entire V8 compiler pipeline was overhauled and shipped with Node.js version 8. This post investigates what speed improvements we can expect as a result.