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    Oracle Proposes Deprecating Java's JavaScript Engine Nashorn

    Oracle announced via JDK Enhancement Proposal (JEP) 355 that the Nashorn JavaScript Engine will be deprecated and eventually removed from all future Java Development Kits (JDKs). With the rapid pace at which ECMAScript language constructs have changed, Oracle found the Nashorn JavaScript Engine challenging to maintain.

    Kesha Williams
    on Jun 14, 2018 4

  • Oracle Unveils Project Avatar at JavaOne

    Oracle announced the open source release of Project Avatar during the JavaOne conference this past week. Avatar is a web application framework that is focused on building "modern HTML5 applications", while assuming "minor JavaScript knowledge" from application developers.

    Dan Woods
    on Sep 27, 2013

  • Nashorn Voted In as a Successor to Rhino in the OpenJDK Project

    The current OpenJDK members have voted Oracle's Project Nashorn, a new JVM-based JavaScript implementation, as a successor to Rhino which is the current JVM JavaScript implementation. Nashorn is due for release with Java 8 in late 2013. It allows JavaScript to be embedded in Java applications and to develop standalone JavaScript applications.

    Abhay Bakshi
    on Jan 17, 2013

  • Nashorn Proposed as Replacement JavaScript Engine for OpenJDK

    Oracle's multi-language lead Jim Laskey has proposed a new JVM-based JavaScript implementation, Nashorn, as an OpenJDK project.

    Charles Humble
    on Nov 29, 2012
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