V8 3.17.15 (revision 14041)

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It was written using C++ and implements ECMAScript as specified in ECMA-262, 5th edition.

V8 can be used by developers to simply compile and run JS code.

As an extra, it will also manage dynamic memory allocation for objects.

To ease development, V8 can easily be made to run as a standalone, or embedded with any C++ application.

Here are some key features of "V8":

Supported platforms:
· Windows (XP or newer)
· Mac OS X (10.5 or newer)
· Linux systems that use IA-32, x64, or ARM processors

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· Rolled back API changes to maintain compatibility with older 3.17.x versions of V8.
· Disable zapping of global handles in release mode.
· Always mark the entire valid prefix of the descriptor array.
· Use internal memcpy for CopyWords and when copying code.
· Performance and stability improvements on all platforms.

Via: V8 3.17.15 (revision 14041)