Nashorn (JavaScript engine)
Nashorn is an upcoming JavaScript engine, developed fully in the programming language Java by Oracle Corporation. It is based on the Da Vinci Machine (JSR 292) and will be available for Java 8 in late 2012.[1] The project was announced first at the JVM language summit in July 2011,[2][3] and then confirmed at JavaOne in October 2011.[4]
Etymology
Nashorn [ˈnaːsˌhɔʁn]("nose horn") is German translation of 'rhinoceros'. Rhino is a JavaScript engine implemented in Java and provided by Mozilla Foundation. The latter gets its name from the animal on the cover of the JavaScript book from O'Reilly Media.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Laskey, James (July 2011). "Adventures in JSR-292 or How To Be A Duck Without Really Trying". Oracle Corporation. http://www.wiki.jvmlangsummit.com/images/c/ce/Nashorn.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ "JVM Language Summit — Agenda". Oracle Corporation. July 2011. http://openjdk.java.net/projects/mlvm/jvmlangsummit/agenda.html. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ Saab, Georges (2011-07-19). "JVM Language Summit: Moving Java Forward, aka ‘Pointy haired manager talk’". Oracle Corporation. http://www.wiki.jvmlangsummit.com/images/2/27/JVMLS_GES.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ Krill, Paul (2011-10-05). "Oracle prepping its Nashorn JavaScript engine". InfoWorld. http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/oracle-prepping-its-nashorn-javascript-engine-175159. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 5th Edition". O'Reilly Media, Inc. http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jscript5/. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
