Chakra JavaScript Engine: Microsoft Open-Sources the Heart of Edge browser

Microsoft has announced the plans to open source the core components of its "Chakra" – the JavaScript engine behind the new Edge browser – to GitHub code-sharing and collaboration repository next month.



The company made this announcement at the JSConf US Last Call conference in Florida this weekend.



What is Chakra?



"Chakra," developed in 2008, is a self-contained JavaScript virtual