The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
blog.runspired.com
The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
1–10 of 230 posts
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#2says that "Chrome is the new IE" as you have to build your apps specifically to run well on it, and that different browsers have different strengths.
Anyway, this is probably good (for users), and definitely better than the pre-Mozilla IE monoculture.
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#3I don't know about that Safari ranking. I get a super-fun rainbow wheel at least 2 or 3 times a day on Safari with only 3 or 4 tabs, and I rarely get that through chrome with upwards of 30.
Before you give a score to every browser, why don't you back it up with something objective?
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#4Does anyone have a reliable place for browser javascript benchmarks? Some searching only brought up a range of promotional type stuff from browser makers and old articles. Thanks!
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#5I've always held that power (features) trumps speed unless we're talking about OLTP.
Machines will get faster quickly. Providing a strong platform is more important than being the fastest, today.
YMMV.
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#6Does anyone have a reliable place for browser javascript benchmarks? Some searching only brought up a range of promotional type stuff from browser makers and old articles. Thanks!
https://arewefastyet.com/#machine=29 has most popular benchmarks across most JavaScript eninges on multiple platforms
Edit: actually this view is probably better for people who don't care about JavaScript engine internals: https://arewefastyet.com/#machine=31
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#7Don't know about this features thing. I use Firefox everywhere because it lets me use plugins on android. How does anyone surf without plugins? How are you blocking ads, whitelisting sites for JavaScript, blocking trackers etc? Bizarrely this basic stuff still isn't built into the browser (anyone know why?) and using chrome just compounds the problem.
You used to have to use chrome because the other browsers were just too slow and naff but they've all caught up now.
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#8I don't know about that Safari ranking. I get a super-fun rainbow wheel at least 2 or 3 times a day on Safari with only 3 or 4 tabs, and I rarely get that through chrome with upwards of 30. Before you give a score to every browser, why don't you back it up with something objective?
I noticed the adblock extension on safari makes it freeze up for a second when I open a new tab. apart from that, soooooo much snappier than chrome. (desktop, not mobile ofc)
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#9I was waiting for someone to come out and say it. 6 months ago, I couldn't imagine using another browser regularly but chrome has become so slow for me, I can't stand it. I switched to Firefox.
Re: The Chrome Distortion: how Chrome negatively alters our expectations
#10I don't know about that Safari ranking. I get a super-fun rainbow wheel at least 2 or 3 times a day on Safari with only 3 or 4 tabs, and I rarely get that through chrome with upwards of 30. Before you give a score to every browser, why don't you back it up with something objective?
He specifically talks about MOBILE versions of these.