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Re:Memory in JavaScript – Beyond Leaks (2019) by darepublic on Monday June 22, 2020 @10:47AM (#23600799)
I was indoctrinated with that in school. What, it is not true anymore?
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Re:Memory in JavaScript – Beyond Leaks (2019) by deleuze on Monday June 22, 2020 @10:55AM (#23600890)
Yes! Much has changed. Here's a good summary: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46512888/how-is-string-c...

The change in question is JEP 280.

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Re:Memory in JavaScript – Beyond Leaks (2019) by michielderhaeg on Monday June 22, 2020 @10:56AM (#23600901)
Don't quote me on this, but I think most String operations are compiled to StringBuilder operations automatically.
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