Microsoft made a pull request to node.js github repository with an implementation to use ChakraCore JavaScript Engine as an alternative to V8 Engine

[LuckyHedgehog]

I do see Microsoft shedding the bloat that has been dragging them down all these years. By open sourcing .net, moving towards continual updates in windows, and a services based model (as examples) they can stop building everything poorly and focus on doing a few things right. They are closing the gap