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Project Summary
V8 is Google's open source JavaScript engine.
V8 is written in C++ and is used in Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google.
V8 implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262, 3rd edition, and runs on Windows XP and Vista, Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard), and Linux systems that use IA-32 or ARM processors.
V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.
In a Nutshell, Google V8 JavaScript Engine...
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took an estimated 680 years of effort (COCOMO model)
starting with its first commit in June, 2008
ending with its most recent commit about 4 years ago
Quick Reference
https://chromium.googlesource.co...
BSD 4-clause (University of California-Specific)
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Project Security
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