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.

Latest posts and feature explainers

172. Finding elements in Arrays and TypedArrays 27 October 2021 ECMAScript
173. V8 release v9.6 13 October 2021 release
174. V8 release v9.5 21 September 2021 release
175. V8 release v9.4 06 September 2021 release
176. V8 release v9.3 09 August 2021 release
177. V8 release v9.2 16 July 2021 release
178. at method for relative indexing 13 July 2021 ECMAScript
179. Error causes 07 July 2021 ECMAScript
180. Object.hasOwn 01 July 2021 ECMAScript
181. Import assertions 15 June 2021 ECMAScript

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