Nashorn (JavaScript engine)
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Nashorn is an upcoming JavaScript engine
, developed entirely in Java
by Oracle Corporation
. It will be based on JSR 292 and will be available for Java 8 in late 2012. The project has been announced first at the JVM language summit in July 2011., and then confirmed at JavaOne
in October 2011
JavaScript engine
A JavaScript engine is specialized computer software which interprets and executes JavaScript . Although there are several uses for a JavaScript engine, it is most commonly used in web browsers.-History:...
, developed entirely in Java
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
by Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
. It will be based on JSR 292 and will be available for Java 8 in late 2012. The project has been announced first at the JVM language summit in July 2011., and then confirmed at JavaOne
JavaOne
JavaOne is an annual conference inaugurated in 1996 by Sun Microsystems to discuss Java technologies, primarily among Java developers. JavaOne is held in San Francisco, California typically running from Monday to Thursday. Technical sessions on a variety of topics are held during the day. In the...
in October 2011
See also
- JavaScript engineJavaScript engineA JavaScript engine is specialized computer software which interprets and executes JavaScript . Although there are several uses for a JavaScript engine, it is most commonly used in web browsers.-History:...
- List of JavaScript engines
- Rhino (JavaScript engine)Rhino (JavaScript engine)Rhino is an open source JavaScript engine. It is developed entirely in Java and managed by the Mozilla Foundation. The Foundation also provides another implementation of JavaScript engine written in C known as SpiderMonkey....