How does the V8 engine upgrade impact memory management and garbage collection?

The V8 engine upgrade enhances memory management in Node.js by optimizing heap allocation and improving garbage collection efficiency.

It features a generational, stop-the-world garbage collector that reduces CPU overhead and memory fragmentation by better heap management and more frequent, efficient cleanup cycles. These improvements boost application performance, lower memory usage, and reduce garbage collector pause times, leading to smoother and faster execution of Node.js applications.