<story><title>Improved JavaScript and WebAssembly performance in EdgeHTML 17</title><url>https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/06/19/improved-javascript-webassembly-performance-edgehtml-17/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>giancarlostoro</author><text>One announcement I&amp;#x27;m waiting to hear about in all honesty is Microsoft open sourcing Edge, they don&amp;#x27;t have to reveal Cortana specifics (though that would be fund to read through if they&amp;#x27;d allow it) but just EdgeHTML with Chakra in a way that compiles nicely. I would love to see what would happen if they allowed the community to contribute back to Edge if it could become much more competitive as a result of them welcoming contributors.&lt;p&gt;A few years ago I&amp;#x27;d sound like I&amp;#x27;d be tripping on bathsalts but I think it could happen, just a matter of when they choose to do so.</text></comment>
<story><title>Improved JavaScript and WebAssembly performance in EdgeHTML 17</title><url>https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/06/19/improved-javascript-webassembly-performance-edgehtml-17/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>TheAceOfHearts</author><text>I&amp;#x27;ve never seen a person using Edge. Does anyone here use it? Do you work at Microsoft or have a big technical investment in their technology? Do you find the lack of cross-platform support annoying, or do you primarily use a single OS?&lt;p&gt;These changes all look like they apply to ChakraCore, which is open source and available outside of Windows. I&amp;#x27;d be curious to hear what kinds of use-cases people have for using Node Chakra over Node V8.</text></comment>