Google, in their grasp for browser domination, have unveiled Octane, a JavaScript benchmark suite. Octane is a browser benchmark that measures performance when running the "complex and demanding web ...

JavaScript has established itself as a programming language of choice for web applications, thanks in part to a sharp rise in popularity with the launch of native frameworks for building scalable ...

Most Web sites use JavaScript, a powerful scripting language that helps make sites interactive. Unfortunately, a huge percentage of Web-based attacks use JavaScript tricks to foist malicious software ...

Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers. The malicious JavaScript can be ...

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"The web is evolving and so should the JavaScript benchmarks that measure its performance," says the Google blog announcing Octane, a new JavaScript benchmark. Due to this, Google has ditched the ...

Google are the latest company to contribute a browser benchmark to the market. Probably optimised for Google Chrome this browser benchmark uses a JavaScript benchmark suite to put browsers through ...