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:
- The Google Chrome Comic
- John Resig’s Javascript Performance Rundown
- Why Mozilla’s sticking with Gecko
- The Acid 2 Test
- E4X (ECMAScript for XML)
- Jon’s post (circa 2005) asking when IE would support E4X
- New Javascript features in versions 1.6, 1.7, and 1.8
- IE8 Beta 2 Developer Toolbar
- Objective-J (Objective-C for Javascript)
- Dare’s comparison of new browser features
- IE8 Beta 2 Compatibility View
Download / Listen
Herding Code 17: Browser Roundup
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