Why I abandoned Mozilla Firefox

    In this short article I will tell you personal observations of the reasons why, as a developer of Internet systems, I refused to use Mozilla Firefox and completely switched to the side of another software tool.
    Observation results are documented by tests and screen shots.

    Preamble


    Computer Features:
    1. AMD Phenom X4 9500
    2. RAM 2048 Mb
    3. MS Vista Ultimate

    Software:
    1. Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
    2. Google Chrome 1.0.154.53

    One of the areas of development is the program for stock accounting of small businesses.
    The framework uses Extjs 3.0.

    Quite a long time ago, the extremely low speed of Mozilla Firefox with the developed software was noticed, but after the release of the first version of Google Chrome, I realized that it is not just extremely low, it is not acceptable for work .

    In addition, crashes and memory leaks Mozilla Firefox are constantly observed: Test results will go below.




    SunSpider JavaScript Benchmark


    ComparisonGoogle Chrome 1.0.154.53%Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
    8.87 times slower1363.6ms ± 1.7%12096.4ms ± 5.5%
    Complete Mozilla Firefox
    stats Complete Google Chrome stats

    Dromaeo performance tests


    ComparisonGoogle Chrome 1.0.154.53%Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
    3.72 times slower 93.04runs / s25.94runs / s
    Full statistics of Mozilla Firefox
    Full statistics of Google Chrome

    Of course, Google Chrome is still deprived of the functionality of Mozilla Firefox, in particular, the magnificent Firebug plugin. But there is always the opportunity to use Firebug Lite .

    In any case, Google gave the start to the sprint, it remains for us to catch the intermediate records of the participants :)

    UPD: (for those who immediately broke out with blood “how my idol can be defiled”):
    this is not about crooked hands, but about comparative tests of two browsers . I don’t understand the logic of those who are trying to give unreasoned arguments in figures to the obvious facts.
    Why ExtJs? Regarding this problem area: it allows you to test the browser well in "emergency situations", because it is very heavy and bulky. It makes no sense to check on a pure jquery core.

    UPD2: yes, of course it was rash to post this article on the Fire Fox blog = D

    UPD3: testing with Mozilla Firefox 3.1b3
    ComparisonGoogle Chrome 1.0.154.53%Mozilla Firefox 3.1b3
    1.58 times slower1363.6ms ± 1.7%2154.0ms ± 4.7%


    UPD4: IE7: tinyurl.com/ch3c9x

    UPD5: (has lost its relevance.)

    UPD6: XPilot link: spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pTJvljGYpDBxiyDF3foKtHQ

    UPD7: a strange trend ... as soon as the topic appeared on the main one, karma immediately started to strive way down…


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