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V8 JavaScript Engine

How do I start?

  • To see how fast V8 is see the benchmarks.
  • For information on getting started with V8, and how to embed V8 in your own C++ application see the V8 documentation.
  • To browse or get the source code, or to contribute to V8, see the V8 project page.

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What is V8?

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.