V8 (JavaScript engine)
| V8 | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Google[1] |
| Initial release | 2 September 2008 |
| Stable release | 11.4[2]
/ 24 May 2023 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C++[1] |
| Platform | IA-32, x86-64, 32-bit ARM, AArch64, 32-bit MIPS, MIPS64, PowerPC, IBM ESA/390, z/Architecture |
| Type | JavaScript and WebAssembly engine |
| License | BSD-3-Clause[3] |
| Website | v8 |
V8 is a JavaScript and WebAssembly engine developed by Google for its Chrome browser.[1][4] V8 is free and open-source software that is part of the Chromium project and also used separately in non-browser contexts, notably the Node.js runtime system.[1] Other server-side JavaScript runtimes use alternative engines, such as Bun (which uses JavaScriptCore) and Hermes (used by React Native).
- ^ a b c d "Documentation ยท V8". Google. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Chrome Platform Status". Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "v8/LICENSE.v8 at master". Github.
- ^ Lenssen, Philipp (1 September 2008). "Google on Google Chrome - comic book". Google Blogoscoped. Retrieved 17 August 2010.