webkit.org — Safari and Webkit Architect David Hyatt responds to macenstein's revelation of Safari speed problems. Without knowing the specific pages used, Hyatt explained what types of things browsers need to do in the background. The most likely suspect? Safari 2 handled JavaScript timeouts precisely; Firefox and Safari 3 don't allow timeouts under 10ms.
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schoate09Feb 28, 2007
Whoppie, now if they'd just make it compatible with more sites besides www.apple.com/startpage...
acetracerFeb 28, 2007
Did you read the article? He said to post more specific bug reports and they would look into it, or it might already have been fixed. Might.
vondurFeb 28, 2007
I've noticed that flash player seems to suck ass on the Mac, and use the CPU like crazy.
maverick18xFeb 28, 2007
...because 'degrees' is a unit of measurement for web browser performance...
nandabanaotakunMar 1, 2007
You probably have the PowerPC Standalone Flash Player. Adobe doesn't make it easy to find the newest version on their site, but it's in UB.
ilgazMar 2, 2007
Sad thing is, those nightlies will appear on 10.5 aka Leopard which is a $140 Operating System.