Show HN: Proof-of-concept Node.JS-like interface with iOS 7 JavaScriptCore

Re:Show HN: Proof-of-concept Node.JS-like interface with iOS... by zekenie on Monday October 14, 2013 @08:18AM (#6546762)

Neat! Is the iOS 7 JavaScriptCore V8? It can't be, though right? Safari?

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Re:Show HN: Proof-of-concept Node.JS-like interface with iOS... by srijs on Monday October 14, 2013 @08:23AM (#6546791)

JavaScriptCore is a cross-platform javascript engine on it's own that is used by default in WebKit browsers (Safari, Mobile Safari, Konqueror, etc.).

The new thing on iOS 7 is that this framework is exposed as a public API you can code against. So you don't have to initialize a heavy-weight WebView just to execute Javascript.

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Re:Show HN: Proof-of-concept Node.JS-like interface with iOS... by zw on Monday October 14, 2013 @09:53AM (#6547223)

Safari gets Nitro, Apple's JIT, but historically it has been unavailable to apps (via UIWebView) for security reasons. I'm unsure if the new Objective-C JavaScriptCore API gets Nitro.

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Re:Show HN: Proof-of-concept Node.JS-like interface with iOS... by robterrell on Monday October 14, 2013 @12:44PM (#6548237)

IIRC the JIT requires an entitlement that (so far) non-Apple apps can't get, even with iOS 7's JSC.

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