test262: Industry JavaScript Standards Test Available

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This is a great week for the Web, in particular JavaScript developers. Standards bodies have ratified the latest version of JavaScript, ECMA-262 edition 5.1, and have published the test262 test suite for JavaScript. Now, anyone can run the test suite at http://test262.ecmascript.org/ and compare how well different browsers support the standard. The suite already has over 10,000 tests contributed by members of JavaScript technical committee as well as all the JavaScript tests that we have posted on the IE Testing Center.

 

Standardized test suites are important for Web interoperability and enabling the same markup to work consistently across browsers and devices. ISO ratification unblocks some government agencies. We congratulate the committee and the standards bodies for achieving this important milestone.

 

Screenshot of the test262 from http://test262.ecmascript.org/

 

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Comprehensive test suites that come from a standards body working with the community are crucial for the Web, and Web interoperability, to make progress.

 

test262 is a strong step forward. The standards body responsible for JavaScript, Ecma International, has created a new home this test that anyone can run in their own browser. The results report shows how closely the browser you

Edited April 28, 2014 by AWS