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What is V8?

V8 is Google's open source high-performance JavaScript engine, written in C++ and used in Google Chrome, the open source browser from Google. It implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262, 3rd edition, and runs on Windows XP or later, Mac OS X 10.5+, and Linux systems that use IA-32, ARM or MIPS processors. V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.

V8 can run standalone, or can be embedded into any C++ application.

Additionally to this wiki you can find more information here:

• The V8 documentation [https://developers.google.com/v8/intro page] which includes instructions on [https://developers.google.com/v8/build downloading and building V8].
• Performance documentation covering the [https://developers.google.com/v8/design performance goals] of V8, and [https://developers.google.com/v8/benchmarks instructions] on how to [http://octane-benchmark.googlecode.com/svn/latest/index.html run] the [https://developers.google.com/octane/ Octane benchmark suite] (evolution of the V8 benchmark suite).
• User mailing list: http://groups.google.com/group/v8-users
• The V8 blog [http://v8project.blogspot.com/]