Nashorn (JavaScript engine)

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.^[1] The project has been announced first at the JVM language summit in July 2011.^[2][3], and then confirmed at JavaOne in October 2011^[4]

See also

Free software portal

• JavaScript engine
• List of JavaScript engines
• Rhino (JavaScript engine)

References

1. ^ Laskey, James (July 2011). "Adventures in JSR-292 or How To Be A Duck Without Really Trying". Oracle Corporation. http://www.wiki.jvmlangsummit.com/images/c/ce/Nashorn.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 
2. ^ "JVM Language Summit — Agenda". Oracle Corporation. July 2011. http://openjdk.java.net/projects/mlvm/jvmlangsummit/agenda.html. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 
3. ^ Saab, Georges (2011-07-19). "JVM Language Summit: Moving Java Forward, aka ‘Pointy haired manager talk’". Oracle Corporation. http://www.wiki.jvmlangsummit.com/images/2/27/JVMLS_GES.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-24. 
4. ^ Krill, Paul (2011-10-05). "Oracle prepping its Nashorn JavaScript engine". InfoWorld. http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/oracle-prepping-its-nashorn-javascript-engine-175159. Retrieved 2011-10-08.