Web Browsers

  1. JavaScript Execution Environment
    1. JavaScript Engine Architecture
      1. V8 Engine
        1. Compilation Pipeline
          1. Hidden Classes
            1. Inline Caching
              1. Garbage Collection
              2. SpiderMonkey Engine
                1. Firefox Integration
                  1. IonMonkey Compiler
                    1. Baseline Compiler
                    2. JavaScriptCore Engine
                      1. Safari Implementation
                        1. Bytecode Generation
                          1. DFG and FTL Compilers
                        2. Memory Management
                          1. Call Stack Structure
                            1. Execution Context
                              1. Function Invocation
                                1. Stack Frame Management
                                  1. Stack Overflow Prevention
                                  2. Heap Organization
                                    1. Object Allocation
                                      1. Memory Segmentation
                                        1. Generational Garbage Collection
                                        2. Garbage Collection Mechanisms
                                          1. Mark and Sweep Algorithm
                                            1. Reference Counting
                                              1. Incremental Collection
                                                1. Memory Leak Prevention
                                              2. Concurrency Model
                                                1. Single-Threaded Execution
                                                  1. Event Loop Mechanism
                                                    1. Call Stack Processing
                                                      1. Message Queue Management
                                                        1. Microtask Queue Priority
                                                        2. Web APIs Integration
                                                          1. Timer Functions
                                                            1. DOM Event Handling
                                                              1. Network Request Processing
                                                              2. Promise and Async/Await
                                                                1. Microtask Scheduling
                                                                  1. Promise Resolution
                                                                    1. Async Function Execution
                                                                  2. Compilation and Optimization
                                                                    1. Interpretation vs Compilation
                                                                      1. Just-In-Time Compilation
                                                                        1. Optimization Strategies
                                                                          1. Function Inlining
                                                                            1. Dead Code Elimination
                                                                              1. Type Specialization
                                                                              2. Deoptimization Handling

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