SquirrelFish Extreme Accelerates JavaScript Even More

[mattsheppard]

JavaScript to replace Objective-C

Anyone else suspect JavaScript might eventually replace Objective-C as the primary language for Cocoa?

http://kstruct.com/2008/09/19/will-javascript-replace-objective-c-as-the-primary-language-of-cocoa/

 

[aerospace]

I generally use Webkit nightly builds everyday and very rarely experience a crash so yes it is stable enough to use as a browser.

Downloaded, opened 3 tabs of cnn just to check speeds. Third one froze safari and my computer...think I'll wait for official 4.0, back to firefox for me.

 

[Greenbook]

Acid 3

Has anyone else noticed that the latest build gets a 98 on the acid 3 test, as opposed to a glorious 100. Still much better than other browsers though.

 

[yoshinatsu]

Yeah, I'm using Webkit SVN right now.
Dude, that' some CRAZY speed they got.

 

[Haoshiro]

Excellent, Safari will feel snappier!

 

[cgc]

Has anyone else noticed that the latest build gets a 98 on the acid 3 test, as opposed to a glorious 100. Still much better than other browsers though.

Webkit scored 100 just a few minutes ago...

 

[shawnce]

Anyone else suspect JavaScript might eventually replace Objective-C as the primary language for Cocoa?

http://kstruct.com/2008/09/19/will-javascript-replace-objective-c-as-the-primary-language-of-cocoa/

No... no it wont.

 

[spriter]

Webkit scored 100 just a few minutes ago...

100 for me too. Actually, WebKit nightly has maintained 100 for a good few months now.

 

[RedTomato]

This is a side-by-side comparison of Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer running a test Java app, showing the effect of Squirrelfish. Google's V8 is the one in the top right corner.

Very interesting results, and the whole video is only about 30 secs long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

Certainly proves something.

 

[Verto]

Certainly proves something.

Yes, it certainly does.

 

[Rorikynn]

Anyone else suspect JavaScript might eventually replace Objective-C as the primary language for Cocoa?

http://kstruct.com/2008/09/19/will-javascript-replace-objective-c-as-the-primary-language-of-cocoa/

That's laughable.

Objective-C isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

 

[chickenninja]

its fitting that a program with such an awesome name would have such killer performance

 

[fpbecker]

This is a side-by-side comparison of Safari, Firefox, and Internet Explorer running a test Java app, showing the effect of Squirrelfish. Google's V8 is the one in the top right corner.

Very interesting results, and the whole video is only about 30 secs long.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU

Certainly proves something.

It proves how you're underestimating most on here. Everybody knows the horror hiding behind http://www.youtube.com/[...]uuiU.

On topic:
Safari/WebKit is a great browser, no doubt. The one main problem I have with it is its memory usage. I make heavy use of tabbed browsing - on a normal day I have 11 tabs minimum open, which include GMail, a browser game, couple of news sites like Slashdot. Safari/WebKit uses 300 MB of RAM and more when I leave it on for a while, whereas Firefox 3.0 with the same set of tabs hardly ever uses more than 250 MB after running for a whole day.

Is it possible that WebKit has a glaring memory leak somewhere?

 

[paja]

If it helps make Safari faster and more stable then bring it on. Especially needed for the iPhone! The only issue I have remaining with my iPhone G3 is that Safari crashes periodically during the day.

 

[koen]

Is it possible that WebKit has a glaring memory leak somewhere?

Very well possible - you can test for it yourself: http://webkit.org/quality/leakhunting.html

 

[Trip.Tucker]

That's like asking if processor speeds are much of a problem.

I'm not sure it's so much of a problem, but people are using JavaScript for more intensive purposes (see mobileme). And faster is always better.

Also see:

http://www.harryguillermo.com/Pacman.aspx - PacMan in Javascript
http://280slides.com/ - "keynote"

arn

JavaScript processing speed becomes an important point when ajaxifying a web app. Producing a responsive web application can make or break the end user takeup.

 

[Trip.Tucker]

Anyone else suspect JavaScript might eventually replace Objective-C as the primary language for Cocoa?

http://kstruct.com/2008/09/19/will-javascript-replace-objective-c-as-the-primary-language-of-cocoa/

What? Sir, put the drink down and step away from the Kool-Aid and no one will get hurt.