Explore the future of JavaScript parallelism in this JSConf US 2015 talk by Naveed Ihsanullah. Delve into the challenges of leveraging modern hardware capabilities within JavaScript's single-threaded nature. Discover ongoing efforts to introduce powerful parallelism primitives that could unlock new performance potential for web applications. Learn about concepts like shared memory and execution synchronization in JavaScript, and understand the strategies being developed to ensure responsible use of these advanced features. Witness live demos showcasing the impact of parallelism, including benchmarks using the Unity WebGL and 3D engine. Gain insights into the evolution of web technologies, JavaScript performance optimization, and the importance of efficient CPU utilization in an era of multi-core devices.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Concurrency vs Parallelism
Evolution of the web
JavaScript performance
CPU utilization
Why does this matter
Parallelism in JavaScript
Design considerations
Shared Memory
Shared array buffer
Live demos
Unity WebGL benchmark
Unity 3D engine
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JSConf
