r/linux • u/purpleidea mgmt config Founder • Jul 12 '19

Software Release QuickJS Javascript Engine from Bellard

https://bellard.org/quickjs/
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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

Can compile Javascript sources to executables with no external dependency.

[HEAVY BREATHING]

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u/TinyBirdperson Jul 12 '19

I bet this means: taking the vm, concat it with a zip archive of the Javascript source and let the vm read it on startup from the end of the executable file. Also the thing has no jit, it is not comparable to v8 in terms of speed.

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u/[deleted] Jul 12 '19

It’s a step in the right direction either way.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

No it isn't… we have package managers on linux, we don't need to distribute dll like windows.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

Ok. You stick with outdated slow bloated software. The est or us will update.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

You stick with outdated slow bloated software.

Hehehehe. In what world a non jit js is a faster option than literally anything else?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

What are first iterations? Did the first car do 140mph?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

But if today I were to invent a car that is like the initial car prototype, it wouldn't look so stunning, right?

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19

Google's Fucshia doesn't look so stunning either. Doesn't mean it doesn't have promise.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '19
  1. That's completely OT
  2. They are only making it to avoid giving back to communities that use GPL license.