Thread: Firefox has lots of room to improve if it wants to beat Chrome

Firefox has lots of room to improve if it wants to beat Chrome (snazz.xyz)

L 71 pts 35 comments by UkiahSmith Aug 31, 2019 browsers Web Development thread

asm.js performance improvements in the latest version of Firefox make games fly! (hacks.mozilla.org)

L 1 pts 0 comments by nikola May 13, 2014 browsersweb Web Development thread

Thunderbird “a tax” on Firefox development, and Mozilla wants to drop it (arstechnica.com)

L 33 pts 35 comments by jcs Dec 1, 2015 release thread

Multi-process Firefox brings 400-700% improvement in responsiveness (techcrunch.com)

L 40 pts 15 comments by chadski Sep 6, 2016 browsers Web Development thread

One interesting aspect of how Mozilla is implementing multiprocess is they are not dedicating one process per tab. >Right now teams are working to define a fixed number of processes for future rollouts. The question is whether new versions will coalesce pages randomly into a fixed number of proce...

Linux sandboxing improvements in Firefox 57 (morbo.org)

L 26 pts 3 comments by freddyb Nov 12, 2017 browserslinuxsecurity Web Development Systems / Low-Level / OS Security / Privacy thread

Linux sandboxing improvements in Firefox 60 (morbo.org)

L 17 pts 0 comments by freddyb May 11, 2018 browserssecurity Web Development Systems / Low-Level / OS Security / Privacy thread

Firefox is getting a new logo and wants your feedback (blog.mozilla.org)

~ 43 pts 46 comments by unknown Jul 31, 2018 ~design Design / UX / Visualization thread

Firefox wants to move DNS to Cloudflare (blog.powerdns.com)

L 25 pts 28 comments by ahu Sep 4, 2018 browsersnetworking Web Development Data / Databases / Infrastructure thread

Unlike men, women’s cognitive performance may improve at higher room temperature (journals.plos.org)

~ 7 pts 30 comments by unknown May 22, 2019 ~science Science / Math / Physics thread

NASA wants to grow a Moon base out of mushrooms (futurism.com)

~ 13 pts 1 comments by unknown Jan 17, 2020 ~space Science / Math / Physics thread

Warp: Improved JS performance in Firefox 83 (hacks.mozilla.org)

L 23 pts 0 comments by glacambre Nov 13, 2020 compilersjavascript Web Development Systems / Low-Level / OS Programming Languages / CS Theory thread

Lots to see in Firefox 93 (hacks.mozilla.org)

L 26 pts 20 comments by xojoc Oct 8, 2021 browsersrelease Web Development thread

Improved Process Isolation in Firefox 100 (hacks.mozilla.org)

L 21 pts 0 comments by freddyb May 12, 2022 browserssecurity Web Development Security / Privacy thread

Improved Process Isolation in Firefox 100 (hacks.mozilla.org)

~ 11 pts 0 comments by unknown May 13, 2022 ~comp Programming (General) thread

The new, improved James Cameron wants to reintroduce you to ‘Avatar’ (nytimes.com)

~ 13 pts 13 comments by unknown Sep 18, 2022 ~movies Culture / Philosophy / History / Reading thread

Exploring improvements to the Firefox sidebar (blog.nightly.mozilla.org)

L 16 pts 5 comments by freddyb Apr 16, 2024 browsers Web Development thread

Mozilla wants you to love Firefox again (fastcompany.com)

HN 51 pts 70 comments by technojunkie Aug 8, 2024 thread

Jaq 2.0 released with lots of improvements and support for jqjq (github.com)

HN 2 pts 0 comments by wwader Nov 27, 2024 thread

Jaq 2.0 released with lots of improvements and jqjq support (github.com)

L 17 pts 7 comments by wader Nov 27, 2024 release thread

Mozilla wants you to set Firefox as default Windows browser (bleepingcomputer.com)

HN 1 pts 0 comments by MRPockets Dec 3, 2024 Web Development thread

New Study Finds Alarming Link Between Air Pollution and Dangerous Blood Clots (scitechdaily.com)

SCI 0 pts 0 comments by National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Dec 12, 2024 HealthBlood ClotsNational Institutes of HealthPollution Health / Fitness / Lifestyle thread

A comprehensive longitudinal study has shown a clear link between long-term exposure to air pollution and an increased risk of developing blood clots in deep veins, known as venous thromboembolism. The study, which followed over 6,000 U.S. adults across major cities, revealed that exposure to partic...