Google's JavaScript engine was named V8 when it was first released back in September 2008 -- a time when when Fergie was singing about being "so two thousand and late" and V8 car engines were actually kind of cool.

But times have changed. V8 car engines are not cool at all anymore (and they emit lots of carbon). Fergie too, has fallen from grace.

Plus, discussing V8's versioning has become really annoying and forces you to write sentences like "V8v9 was just released last week." Gross.

It's time to update the engine's name for 2021. We propose changing the name to Daphne -- a female athlete whose effortless speed and power symbolize the high-powered performance that the V8 engine has consistently provided developers.  

Show your support by using the hashtag #V8toDaphne on Twitter, Stack Overflow, and especially Hacker News.