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V8 release v7.2

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V8 v7.2 features high-speed JavaScript parsing, faster async-await, reduced memory consumption on ia32, public class fields, and much more!

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Software Engineering Web & Frontend 2018

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Submitted	Title on HN	Points	Comments
Dec 18, 2018	V8 release v7.2 by stablemap	159	134

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