Google recently released a new library called ZX, enabling developers to write CLI scripts using JavaScript without the hassle of dealing with Node.js directly.

Nashorn will support the javax.script (JSR 223) API. Support will be provided for invoking Java code from JavaScript and for Java to invoke JavaScript code. This includes direct mapping to JavaBeans.

JavaScript on the JVM is better and faster but not always friendlier with Nashorn, the rebuilt JavaScript interpreter. Martin Heller takes the new Rhino's two command-line script runners for a ...

After releasing its redesigned Home app last month, Google is giving users far more control over their smart homes via new script editor.