Chakra, Microsoft’s new JavaScript Engine for Internet Explorer 9
August 29th, 2010 by Tech Freak 
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Chakra is the new JScript engine developed by Microsoft for their upcoming Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) web browser. A distinctive feature of the engine is that it compiles scripts on a separate CPU core, parallel to the web browser. Chakra improves the performance of the browser and the web pages render and respond much faster. The engine will also be able to access the computer’sgraphics card processor (GPU), in particular for 3D graphics and video.
The recent tests conducted by SunSpider showed that the Chakra JScript Engine in the current preview version of Internet Explorer 9 is faster than the Mozilla and Safari but slower than the Chrome and Opera. Microsoft itself published these results but pointed out that other elements, such as rendering and marshalling, are just as important for the browser’s overall performance.
Tags: Chakra, Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft's new JavaScript Engine
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