CHAPTER 4
Efficient JavaScript Data Structures
Efficient use of system resources is essential to most game applications, to ensure that the game runs correctly and as smoothly as possible across a range of devices and browsers. Here, the term “resources” can refer to available memory, CPU execution time, or other processing or storage units in the system. Although JavaScript can be considered a rather high-level language, the data structures employed by JavaScript application code can significantly impact upon resource usage.
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