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2780576 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 | • The importance of Node to Microsoft • VM neutrality and its benefits for developers • Chakra and ChakraCore: a high-performance JavaScript engine and its relationship to Node • Why Microsoft forked Node and created ChakraCore • IBM's involvement with Microsoft in promoting Node with VM neutrality • ChakraCore is the core part of the Chakra JavaScript engine • Chakra engine powers Edge browser and Windows 10 • ChakraCore is cross-platform and open source • Open sourcing ChakraCore allowed for community engagement, innovation, and growth • The decision to open source was motivated by a desire to help the community, allow developers to use the technology, and reach a wider audience • Technical steps to open source were minimal due to existing work on modern hosting API and supporting Windows 10 IoT platform • Chakra is used in various Microsoft products including Azure DocumentDB, Outlook.com, and others • Future plans include taking Chakra cross-platform • Chakra engine available on Linux and Ubuntu x64 versions, with a Mac OS X preview • Goal of parity between Windows and other platforms for functionality, performance, and characteristics • Time-travel debugging innovation being developed in collaboration with Microsoft Research • Open sourcing of ChakraCore code on GitHub, with MIT license and open documentation • Community involvement encouraged through GitHub issues, roadmap transparency, and contribution opportunities • Cross-platform development efforts for Node ChakraCore and Nappy (Node.js API) layer stability guarantee • Ways to get involved: try new technology, file issues, report problems, contribute code, or join the API Working Group • Node Core project and API Working Group discussed • Nappy (N-API) project mentioned, goal is to create stable Node API for module developers • Need community help to convert native modules onto new API • VM neutrality and its importance • Microsoft's involvement in Node and ChakraCore • Azure as a cloud platform for Node development • Efforts to improve developer experience with VS Code, TypeScript, Docker, and app insights |