2010
Mozilla : du Webkit et de l'accélération graphique dans Firefox - PC INpact
by srcmax (via)
Au premier plan de la concurrence entre les navigateurs, on trouve le chapitre des performances. Devenues un passage obligé dans tous les tests de ce type de produits, elles sont un élément comparatif crucial pour séparer le bon grain de l’ivraie. Dans ce domaine, certaines brillent davantage que d’autres et Firefox, que ses extensions ont rendu célèbre, doit être bousculé pour s’adapter. Mozilla prépare donc notamment une nouvelle machine JavaScript et va chercher son inspiration ailleurs.
2009
Google: Firefox and Chrome Run Gmail Twice as Fast as IE, Says Google
by srcmax (via)
Google has taken a more aggressive approach to moving users away from Internet Explorer, recommending that Gmail users install Firefox or Chrome if they want to see Gmail run "an average of twice as fast."
2008
smush it!
by vrossign & 7 others
* You can upload a bunch of pictures in your browser
* You can provide us with a list of image urls or
* You can get a Firefox Extension to optimize the images found on any web page
Saving bytes has never been so easy - you point us in the right direction, and we'll do the rest for you. A
TechCrunch en français » Mozilla prépare déjà sa riposte à Chrome en annoncant un Firefox 3.1 encore plus rapide
by srcmax & 1 other (via)
Afin de le démontrer, Mozilla a effectué un premier test avec Firefox sur TraceMonkey et a comparé les performances avec Chrome en se servant d’une solution de “benchmarking” du nom de SunSpider. Selon la société, Chrome fut 28% plus lent sous WindowsXP et 16% plus lent sous Vista.
YSlow for Firebug
by srcmax & 21 others (via)
YSlow analyzes web pages and tells you why they're slow based on the rules for high performance web sites. YSlow is a Firefox add-on integrated with the popular Firebug web development tool. YSlow gives you:
* Performance report card
* HTTP/HTML summary
* List of components in the page
* Tools including JSLint
Visit Yahoo! Exceptional Performance on YDN.
Ajaxian » Firefox 3 Performance Numbers
by srcmax (via)
They are reporting that Firefox 3 is now faster than Safari 3, and is close to WebKit nightly in certain benchmarks. I can just picture Steve coming down on people saying “we market this as the fastest browser on the planet!” which is tough, as noone stays the fastest for ever. It is a race, and I am sure that WebKit and Firefox will be switching spots a lot in recently years.
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