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That'd mean even more of the world relying on a monopolist of ecosystem of V8/Blink. V8/Blink already runs 70% of browsers and a massive amount of software, do
by kuschku 8y ago
That'd mean even more of the world relying on a monopolist of ecosystem of V8/Blink.
V8/Blink already runs 70% of browsers and a massive amount of software, don't you think at some point it's enough with giving Google control over everything?
- hajile 8y agoNot at all. N-API was specifically added to make multiple back-ends possible (by removing dependency on the V8 FFI). You can currently use either Chakra or V8. Spidermonkey could be added (there's an outdated spiderNode around) if Mozilla ever got their act together. EDIT: I really wish Apple would add JSC support to node. It would potentially allow more standard integrations on iOS. Aside from that, JSC is very fast (faster than v8 at quite a few things) and also supports proper tail calls (as specified by the ES6, 7, and 8 specs).
- lghh 8y agoYou can use Edge's engine ChakraCore with Node as well.
- matheusmoreira 8y agoWhy does using V8 or Blink give Google control over your software?
- ForHackernews 8y agoIt means one company decides the future direction of the web. (Even more than they already do)