Apple Seeds Safari 4 to Developers

MacRumors · Jun 10, 2008, 10:52 AM

Apple has started seeding developers with an early version of Safari 4 (5526.11.2). The releases comes amidst news of Apple's plans for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) which will focus on performance and quality.

In their press release for Snow Leopard, Apple revealed that Snow Leopard includes Safari "with the fastest implementation of JavaScript ever, increasing performance by 53 percent, making Web 2.0 applications feel more responsive." Apple will reportedly accomplish this dramatic speedup with SquirrelFish technology which is currently under development for Webkit. Snow Leopard is due for release in "about a year", though Safari 4 release could come much sooner and for existing operating systems. In fact, they are seeding versions specifically for Windows, Tiger and Leopard.

Apple's focus on high performance Javascript becomes obvious now that they have demoed the new web applications that come with MobileMe (Guided Tour). MobileMe provides web-applications for email, calendar and address book which were described as being as responsive as desktop-based applications.

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dizastor · Jun 10, 2008, 10:56 AM

Wow. I hope we don't have to wait a year.

I hope it's not the only "new feature" of Snow Leopard

callmemike20 · Jun 10, 2008, 10:56 AM

Great...hope it has the same look as mobile me. (the black)

crazzyeddie · Jun 10, 2008, 11:01 AM

Any idea when SquirrelFish will be in the Webkit nightly builds?

amac4me · Jun 10, 2008, 11:04 AM

Nice to see Apple moving forward with Safari 4. I suppose we'll see Snow Leopard released at or by next years WWDC

richthomas · Jun 10, 2008, 11:05 AM

so does this mean Safari will be snappier?

Maui · Jun 10, 2008, 11:11 AM

If MobileMe fixes bookmark syncing, I might take a look at S4. Otherwise, I'll stick with Firefox.

kornyboy · Jun 10, 2008, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by richthomas

so does this mean Safari will be snappier?

In theory for the java based web applications.

richthomas · Jun 10, 2008, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by kornyboy

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A102 Safari/419.3)

In theory for the java based web applications.

OoOoOo boy!

officerdick · Jun 10, 2008, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kornyboy

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A102 Safari/419.3)

In theory for the java based web applications.

The JavaScript web applications (AJAX) Java is something completeley else.

Sijmen · Jun 10, 2008, 11:15 AM

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Originally Posted by callmemike20

Great...hope it has the same look as mobile me. (the black)

No. I want it too look like all other applications on the platform. No brushed metal all over again, please.

Sun Baked · Jun 10, 2008, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richthomas

so does this mean Safari will be snappier?

Read the Apple website quote...

Quote:

Safari runs JavaScript up to 53 percent faster ...

grabberslasher · Jun 10, 2008, 11:25 AM

Took a shot of Saf 4, awesome web app saving. Uploading…

kinless · Jun 10, 2008, 11:25 AM

I'm also hoping this version becomes the first browser to successfully pass the Acid3 test.

Shadow · Jun 10, 2008, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazzyeddie

Any idea when SquirrelFish will be in the Webkit nightly builds?

I think it already is.

marcj · Jun 10, 2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by crazzyeddie

Any idea when SquirrelFish will be in the Webkit nightly builds?

It already is. You can run javascript tests on the webkit site. I got close to a 2x improvement over Safari 3.1

Eraserhead · Jun 10, 2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kinless

I'm also hoping this version becomes the first browser to successfully pass the Acid3 test.

Webkit already has. So I'd imagine Safari 4 will too, and probably Safari 3.2 will as well...

johnnyjibbs · Jun 10, 2008, 11:39 AM

Safari 4 sounds good. There must be some new features in Snow Leopard, however, or else what's the point in buying it? Leopard runs really fast on my new MBP anyway - I wouldn't really notice a 50% speed increase - certainly not to warrant buying another £80.

morespce54 · 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sun Baked

Read the Apple website quote...

Well, that's the usual running gag...
For the first time, it *might* actually be snappier!

After all, isn't Snow-leopard supposed to be all about fixes, security and speed?

O.T. I didn't even knew about Fluid...

Looks great... Can't wait for (finally!) really useful Webclips...

eXan · Jun 10, 2008, 11:41 AM

i think they will release safari 4 at the same time as mobileme...

bootedbear · Jun 10, 2008, 11:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kornyboy

In theory for the java based web applications.

Java and JavaScript have nothing to do with each other.

oyebto · Jun 10, 2008, 11:44 AM

as long as it is free, man.

Fotek2001 · Jun 10, 2008, 11:44 AM

Safari 4 only gets to 98% in the Acid 3 test (I've just tried it)...

Peace · Jun 10, 2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Fotek2001

Safari 4 only gets to 98% in the Acid 3 test (I've just tried it)...

Try that under 10.6 and see what happens.

I'm just sayin.

netdog · Jun 10, 2008, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by richthomas

so does this mean Safari will be snappier?

Snappiest

Jun 10, 2008, 10:52 AM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Apple Seeds Safari 4 to Developers Apple has started seeding developers with an early version of Safari 4 (5526.11.2). The releases comes amidst news of Apple's plans for Mac OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) which will focus on performance and quality. In their press release for Snow Leopard, Apple revealed that Snow Leopard includes Safari "with the fastest implementation of JavaScript ever, increasing performance by 53 percent, making Web 2.0 applications feel more responsive." Apple will reportedly accomplish this dramatic speedup with SquirrelFish technology which is currently under development for Webkit. Snow Leopard is due for release in "about a year", though Safari 4 release could come much sooner and for existing operating systems. In fact, they are seeding versions specifically for Windows, Tiger and Leopard. Apple's focus on high performance Javascript becomes obvious now that they have demoed the new web applications that come with MobileMe (Guided Tour). MobileMe provides web-applications for email, calendar and address book which were described as being as responsive as desktop-based applications. Article Link

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Maui macrumors 6502a Join Date: May 2007 Location: 6th Floor	If MobileMe fixes bookmark syncing, I might take a look at S4. Otherwise, I'll stick with Firefox.

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johnnyjibbs macrumors 68030 Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: London, UK	Safari 4 sounds good. There must be some new features in Snow Leopard, however, or else what's the point in buying it? Leopard runs really fast on my new MBP anyway - I wouldn't really notice a 50% speed increase - certainly not to warrant buying another £80. __________________ johngriffithsapps.com - Get It Done! \| Grocery Checkout 15" MBP, iPhone 3G, 12" PB, iPod 4G, iPod shuffle

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oyebto macrumors member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Singapore	as long as it is free, man.

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Fotek2001 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: London, England	Safari 4 only gets to 98% in the Acid 3 test (I've just tried it)...

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