VentureBeat

Microsoft created an open-source browser using HTML, JavaScript, and CSS

Microsoft's new browser, Edge, has a new rendering engine, EdgeHTML. Like Edge, the new rendering engine is only available in Windows 10, but it does more than just power the company's new browser: It ...
InfoWorld

Mozilla, Microsoft drawing sabers over next JavaScript

Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript and now CTO at Mozilla, and Microsoft's Chris Wilson are in sharp disagreement over the next version of JavaScript Mozilla CTO Brendan Eich and Microsoft’s Chris ...
InfoWorld

Node.js welcomes Microsoft’s Chakra JavaScript engine

Node has traditionally been focused on Google's V8 JavaScript engine, but adding ChakraCore support will allow developers to target more platforms Microsoft on Tuesday submitted a pull request to Node ...
Visual Studio Magazine

TypeScript 6.0 RC Bridges to Go-Based Future

TypeScript 6.0 RC represents the final major release built on the current JavaScript-based compiler. The upcoming TypeScript 7.0 will use a Go-based native implementation for enhanced speed and memory ...
Reuters

Microsoft: Browser speed not all about JavaScript

While the race to make the fastest browser JavaScript engine continues at a heated pace, Microsoft senior product manager Pete LePage reminded the audience at Microsoft TechEd, held in New Orleans ...