SMRTR ProgrammingAug 31, 2025Daily.dev

The Anatomy of Node: Crafting a Runtime

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The Anatomy of Node series explores Node.js internals by building a JavaScript runtime from scratch. Starting with Google's V8 engine, the author creates a basic C++ program to execute JavaScript files, incorporating core V8 components like Isolates and Contexts. This initial implementation can run simple JavaScript and handle promises but lacks event loop functionality for network operations, timers, and HTTP requests—topics to be covered in the next installment.

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