Due to the speed boost to Java, Firefox has become not only the fastest browser but most likely the default for developers. The boost is a result of the update to Java already mentioned by cnet. Firefox now seems primed to have even more specific apps for its browser written as it continues to grow in market share and speed dominance. This is a result from work with TraceMonkey. "TraceMonkey is a project to bring native code speed to JavaScript," said Mike Shaver, Mozilla’s interim vice president of engineering, adding that JavaScript performance nearly doubles compared to Firefox 3.0, based on the SunSpider test of JavaScript performance. That speeds up many basic tasks, but it also brings image editing and 3D graphics into JavaScript’s abilities, he said." This is just more proof that open source is the way to go which brings the overall benefit to all of us.
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