Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
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Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
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Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#2So then Firefox will still be behind Chrome? Firefox 7 will be the one launched in the same time with Chrome 14.
Chrome 14 should be stable in about 8-10 weeks. Firefox 8 won't be stable until 14-16 weeks from now. That's around the time Chrome 15 will be out.
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#3So then Firefox will still be behind Chrome? Firefox 7 will be the one launched in the same time with Chrome 14. Chrome 14 should be stable in about 8-10 weeks. Firefox 8 won't be stable until 14-16 weeks from now. That's around the time Chrome 15 will be out.
"it’s worth noting that Firefox 8 is as fast or faster than the latest Dev Channel build of Chrome 14. Chrome’s WebGL implementation is still faster, but with Azure, Firefox’s 2D performance is actually better than Chrome. JavaScript performance is also virtually identical."
Fx8 vs Chrome 15 might be very very similar...
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#4Mozilla needs to do something to de-dramatize what some people see as version inflation. A lot of people get anxious to see these very frequent bumps because major x releases are associated with add-ons not working, bloat, etc.
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#5So then Firefox will still be behind Chrome? Firefox 7 will be the one launched in the same time with Chrome 14. Chrome 14 should be stable in about 8-10 weeks. Firefox 8 won't be stable until 14-16 weeks from now. That's around the time Chrome 15 will be out.
The article said the "dev" channel of Chrome, which is equivalent to Firefox's nightly build, so they are about equal. It just happens that the current nightly channel of Chrome might be released earlier.
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#6Firefox 8? What happened to 6 and 7? I see 7's mentioned in the article, but there's not hide nor hair of Firefox 6.
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#7This is pretty crappy. What is the rendering difference of 5 to 8? How many versions am I as a web developer going to have to support. short dev cycles and fast releases like this are stupid.
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#8Firefox 8? What happened to 6 and 7? I see 7's mentioned in the article, but there's not hide nor hair of Firefox 6.
Reminds me an awful lot of the jump from DirectX 3.0 to 5.0.
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#9Firefox 8? What happened to 6 and 7? I see 7's mentioned in the article, but there's not hide nor hair of Firefox 6.
The optimizations highlighted in the article are going in to Firefox 8. What would they talk about 6 and 7?
6 and 7 will include other improvements and features which can be discussed elsewhere. Mozilla will release a new major version every 6 weeks.
Re: Firefox 8 is 20% faster than Firefox 5, matches Chrome 14
#10Firefox 8? What happened to 6 and 7? I see 7's mentioned in the article, but there's not hide nor hair of Firefox 6.
Doing a search for Firefox 6 on Google finds this article: "Firefox 6 (And 7!) Are Right Around The Corner -- Here's What's New"... almost makes it sound like they were released concurrently ;P.