The lead of Microsoft Edge Vulnerability Research Johnathan Norman has detailed an experiment in Edge that disabled the JavaScript just-in-time (JIT) compiler to enable some extra security protections ...

Javascript is a programming language that's loved and reviled in equal measures. Often seen as a powerful and complex beast, it has enabled many rich experiences on the Web that wouldn't have been ...

Microsoft has announced that the Edge Vulnerability Research team is experimenting with a new feature dubbed "Super Duper Secure Mode" and designed to bring security improvements without significant ...

If you ever needed a sign that a new era has dawned at Microsoft, this is it: The company announced it is bringing ChakraCore to Linux and OS X. ChakraCore is the main element of the Chakra JavaScript ...

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 will open up its Chakra JavaScript engine as an open-source project on GitHub next month. The code repository, called ChakraCore, will include the key components of Chakra engine used for ...

I use Edge, the built-in browser in Windows, though I’m very much in the minority. I even think it has the potential to be a better browser than Firefox or Chrome. Case in point: the recent “Super ...