Herding Code: Episode 17: Browser Roundup

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

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Herding Code 17: Browser Roundup