I'm not sure if Google and V8 have always gone out of their way to embrace Node and optimize V8 for Node. Perhaps they have. I'm not sure. But this is Microsof

I'm not sure if Google and V8 have always gone out of their way to embrace Node and optimize V8 for Node. Perhaps they have. I'm not sure. But this is Microsoft going out of its way to provide a swap-in engine for Node, with a focus on optimizing the engine for Node through benchmarks, and cross-platform builds in the pipeline. Hopefully, Microsoft will be able to achieve the following: 1. A smaller Node binary through a stripped-down engine. 2. A GC optimized for Node and server applications. 3. An engine optimized for Node, working closely with Node's core technical team. Perhaps this might encourage Google to do the same.