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What about when v8 is discontinued to promote Dash?
by merlincorey 15y ago
What about when v8 is discontinued to promote Dash?
- dmpk2k 15y agoUnlikely. But if that happens, Google isn't the only company in the world with the knowledge and ability to maintain V8. Joyent does as well. But let's assume something even more unlikely: Google, Joyent and the rest of the world drop V8. nodejs is an open-source project. You might as well worry about being hit by lightning.
- chapel 15y agov8 is a very successful project for Google. It is running their browser which has quickly become one of the top 3 and is continuing to increase in users. Even if Google did abandon it, there are plenty of people interested in it, and want to keep it running. Joyent said themselves that if needed they will fork v8 to keep it sane and right for Node.js.