chat with the creator of javascript about the future of js
Next Tuesday, Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript and Mozilla's CTO will be joined by several very special guests for a developer chat on the future of Mozilla's JavaScript technologies.
Brendan gave some hints at his recent Mozilla 2 Roadmap post:
For Mozilla 2, we will have a JIT-oriented JavaScript VM (details soon) that supports the forthcoming ECMAScript Edition 4 ("JS2") language. Among the desirable characteristics of this VM will be a conservative, incremental garbage collector (GC). If it makes sense, we can use this GC module to manage DOM object memory instead of using XPCOM reference counting. We can use its conservative scanning code to assist in cycle collection. And we can insert JIT calls directly into DOM glue code entry points (provided no JS mutation has overridden a method property value), bypassing the powerful but relatively slow typelib-based dispatching machinery of XPConnect.
If you're excited by those bits of information, then you'll definitely want to join us for this developer chat. The time is Tuesday at 10am (UTC-8) and the place is IRC server irc.mozilla.org in the channel #javascript.
reactions, thoughts, comments, etc.
so mozilla 2 mentioned is gecko 2.0, kinda confusing.
Posted by: -fullmetaljacket- | November 2, 2006 6:48 PM
I think you mean #js and not #javascript (#javascript doesn't seem to exist or at least the channel is empty, while #js is mentioned on http://irc.mozilla.org/ )
Posted by: AndersH | November 3, 2006 2:01 AM
Gecko's a renderer and ∴ a component of the whole platform that makes up Mozilla2. It doesn't handle JS.
Posted by: Robin | November 3, 2006 2:43 AM
Hi, I hope that with isolation of a new VM this feature/bug (someone call this feature, someone call this bug) can be implemented/solved https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=117222
Posted by: Malix | November 3, 2006 2:59 AM
Yep! Folks! Now you can be REALLY free! Eventually, not only will gNewSense (rhymes with NUISANCE) be totally "free" of binary blobs, it plans to eventually remove all hardware support that depends on Drivers provided by the current Linux kernel. You won't be able to connect, use wireless, print, use networks, install Firefox (because they have a "non-free" icon, or even install software because, as I said, you won't be able to connect. True Freedom! After the first issue of gNewSense, you will be able to order CDs by regular mail, that is, if your country hasn't privatized the mail service, at which event, the CD will be delivered by a Free Software Pigeon, trained by Stallman himself or by a foot messenger with a non-proprietary back-pack.
Posted by: Glanz | November 3, 2006 5:30 AM
Oh Glanz... it's a shame that such an entertaining volley was fired across the bow of the wrong ship (thread).
Posted by: Eddie | November 3, 2006 6:57 AM
Ah foo, I missed it. Does anyone have a transcript of the chat, by chance?
Posted by: RB | November 7, 2006 2:38 PM
Gavin put up a transcript at http://people.mozilla.com/~gavin/javascript-20061107.log.
Posted by: Jesse Ruderman | November 8, 2006 6:53 PM
I am from China,and my english is not very good,so I cannot understand some words and information.
Posted by: lei | November 25, 2006 5:08 PM
I am from China,and my english is not very good,so I cannot understand some words and information.
What does the URL mean?
Posted by: lei | November 25, 2006 5:10 PM