--- title: "#352: How Memory Management Works" publication: "JavaScript Weekly" issue: 352 published_at: "2017-09-15" canonical_url: "https://javascriptweekly.com/issues/352" --- #352: How Memory Management Works This week's JavaScript news — [Read this e-mail on the Web](http://javascriptweekly.com/issues/352) JavaScript WeeklyIssue 352 — September 15, 2017[How Memory Management Works in JavaScript](https://blog.sessionstack.com/how-javascript-works-memory-management-how-to-handle-4-common-memory-leaks-3f28b94cfbec).. and how to handle 4 common memory leaks. A good primer for anyone not familiar with the depths of memory management. Alexander Zlatkov [Zero-Config Code Transformation with babel-macros](https://babeljs.io/blog/2017/09/11/zero-config-with-babel-macros)babel-macros is a new Babel plugin for implementing zero-config, importable code transformations. Kent C. Dodds [V8 Release 6.2](https://v8project.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/v8-release-62.html)V8’s latest branch is in beta until its release in Chrome 61 and it’s packed with developer-facing goodies including extra performance, more regex features, and an increased max string length. Mathias Bynens [![Frontend Masters\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/e3b4f186.jpg)](https://frontendmasters.com/sale/trial/?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)[🚀 Watch 10+ Free JS & Front-End Engineering Courses Now](https://frontendmasters.com/sale/trial/)Get free access to upgrade your skills with in-depth and modern front-end engineering courses. Don't delay — these courses are only free until Tuesday. 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