Episode 17: Browser Roundup

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This week Jon leads a discussion on the new crop of browsers:

What's new in Google Chrome
Comparison of Javascript engines
What does crazy-fast Javascript mean?
Is Webkit taking over? Why's Firefox sticking with Gecko?
IE8 Compatibility Mode - Will it save us from IE6?
Is it time for the IE team to try "File/New/Browser"?
Do web standards mean anything when IE doesn't support them?
Where does Silverlight fit in?
Objective-J

Links:

Download / Listen Herding Code 17: Browser Roundup [audio:http://herdingcode.com/wp-content/uploads/HerdingCode-0017-Browser-Roundup.mp3]

Sep 11

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10 Comments Episode 17: Browser Roundup

Chris Hanson

September 11th, 2008 at 11:06 pm

Interface Builder nib files on Mac OS X don’t generate code, they’re strictly freeze-dried object graphs that are reconstituted and wired up to your model and controller code at runtime using reflection.

(Oh, and Mac OS X is pronounced “ten,” not “ecks.”)
Scott

September 12th, 2008 at 9:08 am

Chris, Yeah that’s right. I misspoke during the podcast on both counts.

I started pronouncing “Oh Ess Ecks” before I ever heard someone else pronounce it and now it’s ingrained in me. ;)

But I knew the .nib files were freeze-dried interfaces, it came out wrong during the podcast.
Scott

September 12th, 2008 at 9:15 am

There is also a good description on the Chromium blog about how Chrome utilizes multiple processes.
http://blog.chromium.org/2008/09/multi-process-architecture.html
Kevin Dente

September 12th, 2008 at 10:02 am

Scott,
I admit I can’t help but calling it “OS Ecks” myself. Hard to unlearn.

I’m still trying to figure out how to pronounce “O$ X” though. ;)
admin

September 12th, 2008 at 10:32 am

I disagree. You call a product “OSX”, I’m going to pronounce it “O S X”. That’s like Mozilla telling us to stop abbreviating Firefox as FF and calling it Fx. Come out with all the branding / marketing you want, the public decides how to pronounce your product name.
Kevin Dente

September 12th, 2008 at 11:25 am

Jon,
Keep in mind there is some historical context here – the previous version of the OS was “OS 9″. For long time Mac users, pronouncing it “OS Ten” was probably a pretty natural thing.
Herding Code #17 | Lazycoder

September 12th, 2008 at 5:21 pm

[...] We’ve gotten a lot of great feedback about our podcast. Despite that, we’ve continued recording them and have made it to episode 17 – Browser Roundup. [...]
John

September 15th, 2008 at 6:29 pm

So I have been listening for awhile now. The format is interesting and the content good. I listen to podcasts while driving to work so I have road noise to contend with. The sound level between all you guys is not very equal so I end up either missing something or being blasted.

Have you considered running the sound file through the “Levelator”?

http://www.conversationsnetwork.org/levelator

This cool bit of software will even out the sound so that there are no screaming loud parts and no wispering quiet parts. Give it a whirl and see what you think.

John
admin

September 15th, 2008 at 11:44 pm

John – I’ve used Levelator since episode 2 or 3. It definitely helps, but there still are volume differences. The frustrating part is that there aren’t any controls on it, so I can’t ask it to use more aggressive compression. I may ditch it and go with a software compressor; I know how to work those.
diseno-web-vizcaya

October 25th, 2008 at 4:05 pm

I liked the links. Very interesting. Thanx