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It makes you wonder why they choose V8 instead of their own JavaScript engine https://github.com/Microsoft/ChakraCore https://github.com/Microsoft/ChakraCore
by pantalaimon 9y ago
It makes you wonder why they choose V8 instead of their own JavaScript engine
https://github.com/Microsoft/ChakraCore https://github.com/Microsoft/ChakraCore
- johnhattan 9y agoMy personal theory is that they're trying to improve the JS engine in Electron so they can improve VSCode. The VSCode people have posted some performance complaints in the past. I would assume this would benefit desktop JS most, so it'd undoubtedly help Electron apps. EDIT : There's a better explanation at https://github.com/Microsoft/napajs/wiki/Why-Napa.js https://github.com/Microsoft/napajs/wiki/Why-Napa.js