V8 JavaScript engine
| Google V8 JavaScript Engine | |
|---|---|
| Developed by | |
| Written in | C++ |
| OS | Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux |
| Development status | Beta |
| Type | JavaScript engine |
| License | BSD license |
| Website | code.google.com/p/v8/ |
The V8 JavaScript engine is an open source JavaScript engine developed by Google in Denmark and shipping with the Google Chrome browser[1].
It increases performance by compiling JavaScript to native machine code before running it, rather than to a bytecode or interpreting it. Thus, JavaScript applications will run at the speed of a compiled binary.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Philipp Lenssen (2008-09-01). "Google on Google Chrome - comic book". Google Blogoscoped. Retrieved on 2008-09-01.
- ^ Seeley, Rich; Jack Vaughan (5 September 2008). "Google Chrome shifts architects' equations as V8 powers the browser", SOA News. Retrieved on 2008-09-07.
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