Top "V8" questions

V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine.

Cross-compiling Node.js for ARM6 (Raspberry Pi)

I'm trying to get node.js v0.7.9 to compile for the raspberry pi, but as node and v8 are quite …

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Pop up blocker API- how to check if user has it enabled

I need to know when the user clicks on the button that triggers window.open if there is stable API/…

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What exactly is the difference between v8::Isolate and v8::Context?

What is the difference/connection between these objects in V8? Does a context "belong" to an Isolate or vice versa? …

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Node.js source code build giving segmentation fault on ARM

tl;dr: I tried to install node.js on my ARMv7-based Cubox running Ubuntu 12.10 (quantal). When compiling node.js …

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What is in Object.__proto__?

In Google Chrom's javascript, objects have a property named __proto__ that points to their prototype (or parent) object. var foo = {}; …

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garbage collection with node.js

I was curious about how the node.js pattern of nested functions works with the garbage collector of v8. here's …

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Math.random() returns value greater than one?

While playing around with random numbers in JavaScript I discovered a surprising bug, presumably in the V8 JavaScript engine in …

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How can I install pyv8 in Ubuntu 14.04?

I installed the libv8 and libboost-all-dev Ubuntu packages, then ran sudo pip install pyv8 And got: building '_PyV8' …

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How does Bluebird's util.toFastProperties function make an object's properties "fast"?

In Bluebird's util.js file, it has the following function: function toFastProperties(obj) { /*jshint -W027*/ function f() {} f.prototype = obj; …

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Retrieving a List of network interfaces in node.js (ioctl SIOCGIFCONF)

I'm new to node and am hacking together a node application utilizing node_pcap to capture packet data and do …

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