What is V8?

V8 is Google’s open source high-performance JavaScript and WebAssembly engine, written in C++. It is used in Chrome and in Node.js, among others. It implements ECMAScript and WebAssembly, and runs on Windows 7 or later, macOS 10.12+, and Linux systems that use x64, IA-32, ARM, or MIPS processors. V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.

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130. V8 release v9.6 13 October 2021 release
131. V8 release v9.5 21 September 2021 release
132. V8 release v9.4 06 September 2021 release
133. V8 release v9.3 09 August 2021 release
134. V8 release v9.2 16 July 2021 release
135. Sparkplug — a non-optimizing JavaScript compiler 27 May 2021 JavaScript
136. Short builtin calls 06 May 2021 JavaScript
137. V8 release v9.1 04 May 2021 release
138. V8 release v9.0 17 March 2021 release
139. Faster releases 04 March 2021

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