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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175. Oilpan library 10 November 2021 internals memory cppgc
176. V8 release v9.7 05 November 2021 release
177. WebAssembly Dynamic Tiering ready to try in Chrome 96 29 October 2021 WebAssembly
178. Finding elements in Arrays and TypedArrays 27 October 2021 ECMAScript
179. V8 release v9.6 13 October 2021 release
180. V8 release v9.5 21 September 2021 release
181. V8 release v9.4 06 September 2021 release
182. V8 release v9.3 09 August 2021 release
183. V8 release v9.2 16 July 2021 release
184. at method for relative indexing 13 July 2021 ECMAScript

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