Posts Tagged ‘tracemonkey’

The Summer of 2008 Javascript Space Race

It has thus far been an amazing summer when it comes to browser performance.
We have seen 3 major advances in browser performance when it comes to Javascript specifically.
1. Firefox Tracemonkey
2. Google Chrome V8
3. Webkit SquirrelFish Extreme
Each one has been an exciting advancement in browser performance, leaping ahead quickly. I have been a long time Safari [...]

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Firefox 3.1 + Tracemonkey = VERY FAST

John Resig – TraceMonkey
If you haven’t yet downloaded a nightly version of Firefox 3.1 go and do it.  Enable the Tracemonkey support by going to about:config and searching for “jit”.  Set both of the jit options to “true” and away you go.  The speed difference is incredible.  It made the Safari 4 [...]

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