Running JS on the Server at Scale — What Can Go Wrong?

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Describes integrating a JavaScript engine into an HTTP proxy to run JS on the server side, and reports practical experiences from that integration. Covers problems encountered with JavaScript execution stopping and garbage collection, and explains measures taken to reduce latency further.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:09Infrastructure evolution
3. 10:55Server-side rendering challenges
4. 15:57Component reuse
5. 19:30JS execution on server
6. 22:30Common JS pitfalls
7. 26:31Sandboxing and timeouts
8. 28:49Memory leaks in JS
9. 31:58Monitoring and optimization
10. 33:19Q&A

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