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How V8 Takes Out the Trash: A Practical Look at JavaScript Garbage Collection

A walkthrough of how V8 manages memory — generational GC, scavenging, mark-sweep, and what it means for our code.

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The Modular Monolith: A Practical Middle Ground

Why jumping straight to microservices might be unnecessary — and how modular monoliths give us structure without the operational overhead.

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When Dependencies Ship More Than We Bargained For

A practical look at supply chain attacks through npm packages and what we can do about it

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Monorepos in JavaScript & TypeScript: A Practical Guide

How to structure, build, and maintain JavaScript/TypeScript monorepos

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