[smegel]

It's interesting they base this on NodeJS instead of Chakra.

[sumitgt]

Isn't Chakra a alternative to V8 as opposed to NodeJS?

There is a variant of NodeJS, that is based on Chakra instead of V8, but it might not be mature enough to use here I guess.

[Scuds]

It'd have to come down to Electron supporting Chakra. This is the editor, not the base.