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The Prototype Chain: How V8 Builds an Object's Class Hierarchy

Oct 23, 2026 17 min read Jay Hubbert

V8 builds a class as a constructor plus a prototype object plus an initial Map, and caches derived Maps in the prototype’s PrototypeInfo.

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