[X3D-Public] google's V8 Javascript engine (was: O3D - Google's 3D JavaScript API)

[chris]

Hi Paul,

2009/4/23 Paul Aslin <fabricatorgeneral at yahoo.com>

>
> I just looked up an article on google's V8 javascript engine.
>
> The important part is this:
> "It increases performance by compiling JavaScript to native machine code
> before running it, rather than to a bytecode or interpreting it and by
> employing optimization techniques like inline caching. Thus, JavaScript
> applications will run at the speed of a compiled binary." *
>
> Its an open source project, so no reason opensource why it can't be used
> with like licensed x3d plugins (at least the c++ based ones).


good point

>
>
> Should the web3d consortium consider making a project for a version of V8
> ecmascript to add the changes need to support x3d scripting ?


or should the web3d consortium support javascript?

chris

>
>
> * quote from wikipedia.org
>
> --- On Thu, 4/23/09, John Carlson <john.carlson3 at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > From: John Carlson <john.carlson3 at sbcglobal.net>
> > Subject: Re: [X3D-Public] O3D - Google's 3D JavaScript API
> > To: "X3D Graphics public mailing list" <x3d-public at web3d.org>
> > Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009, 12:56 PM
> > I think that Google is trying to
> > spread its JavaScript V8 engine into everyone's
> > browser.  Perhaps X3D vendors should pay attention and
> > get a faster JavaScript implementation, to compete.  I
> > think that Google has interest in getting a fast Google
> > Earth and Sketchup into all browsers.  If there's
> > something  lacking in VRML/X3D such that they can't
> > support Google Earth and Sketchup in the browsers, then
> > these items should be addressed with Google.
> >
> > John
> > On Apr 22, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Doug wrote:
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