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		85392_school 65 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux > React Native doesn't even use v8 engine Are you saying you would use React Native with a language other than JS?

tempaccsoz5 65 days ago [–]

Engines other than v8 exist. React Native uses Hermes or JavaScriptCore (Apple/Safari). [0]

Other engines include SpiderMonkey (Mozilla/Firefox) [1] and QuickJS [2]

[0]: https://reactnative.dev/docs/javascript-environment

[1]: https://spidermonkey.dev/

[2]: https://bellard.org/quickjs/

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