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Windows 11 now uses JScript9Legacy engine for improved security
Microsoft announced that it has replaced the default scripting engine JScript with the newer and more secure JScript9Legacy ...
Microsoft replaces legacy JavaScript engine to improve security in Windows 11
Microsoft officially retired JScript years ago, along with proper support for the original Internet Explorer browser. However ...
If you haven't upgraded to Windows 11 24H2 yet, Microsoft's giving you a good reason to do so - better security
Worried about upgrading to Windows 11 24H2? Microsoft is making it more compelling with a move to tighten security.
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What’s new in Google’s V8 JavaScript engine | InfoWorld
The V8 6.7 engine has BigInt support enabled by default. Expected in a future version of ECMAScript , BigInts serve as a numeric primitive in JavaScript to represent integers with arbitrary precision.
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Google's Chrome browser is about to get a lot faster | ZDNET
Google has shipped a new JavaScript compiler for its V8 JavaScript engine in Chrome called Sparkplug that promises a much faster web experience – and it does it by 'cheating', according to the ...
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Node.js 19 is now available - SD Times
Node.js 19 updates the V8 JavaScript engine to version 10.7 and enables HTTP(s)/1.1 KeepAlive by default.
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ChakraCore Opens Up Microsoft Edge’s JavaScript Engine
Microsoft’s JavaScript engine core components will be open-sourced next month, Microsoft announced at JSConf US. ChakraCore will provide a fully-fledged, self-contained JavaScript virtual ...