One month after promising to release the JavaScript engine of its Edge browser, Microsoft has proven good for its word and then some. Not only is it releasing the code, it’s planning a Linux port.

Microsoft open sources ChakraCore, Windows 10's Edge web browser JavaScript engine. More amazing still, Microsoft will port it to Ubuntu Linux.

Today, it’s taking that one leap further and open sourcing ChakraCore, the JavaScript engine behind the new Edge browser included with Windows 10.

Learn how to enable or disable JavaScript In Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Opera browser on your Windows 11/10 computer. Browsing speed will improve, but you will lose out on functionalities.

Microsoft announced it will open source the JavaScript engine for the new Edge web browser released with Windows 10.

Microsoft decided to use the Octane 2.0, developed by Google, to look at JavaScript numbers for the 64-bit versions of Edge, IE, Chrome and Firefox running on Windows 10: ...