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Discussion on: How JavaScript Works: An Overview of JavaScript Engine, Heap, and Call Stack

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Angelo Hulshout ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ

Nice one.
One question, since I donโ€™t know the V8 engine so well: is it the browser that detects the stack overflow or the engine itself? I hope the engine, otherwise it puts the burden of handling the error in any application you embed the engine in.

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Bipin Rajbhar

Yes, the error is detected by the V8 engine ๐Ÿ˜Š.

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