V8 Torque: A Typed Language to Implement JavaScript

Explore the innovative V8 Torque language in this 41-minute conference talk from the Jfokus VM Tech Summit 2020. Dive into the evolution of implementing language VMs, focusing on the V8 JavaScript engine's journey through various approaches. Discover how V8 Torque, a domain-specific language, revolutionizes the implementation of JavaScript built-in functionality with static typing, improved maintainability, and seamless integration with the runtime and garbage collector. Learn how this new approach enhances productivity, security, and performance while exposing VM internals and enforcing critical invariants. Gain insights from Tobias Tebbi, a Google software engineer working on the V8 team, as he shares his expertise on this cutting-edge development in JavaScript engine technology.