Trace Monkey to speed up browser Mozilla’s Javascript performance!
The world would be witnessing the transformation from the SpiderMonkey Javascript compiler towards the TraceMonkey Just in Time Javascript Compiler(JIT) in Firefox 3.1.The latest version of Firefox will run several Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of TraceMonkey,a feature that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript. As much of the Firefox browser itself is coded in JavaScript,and because of more demanding sites,Javscript is playing a significant role in Web Based Applications.
Mozilla’s interim vice president of engineering, Mike Shaver, mentioned that the kind of JavaScript performance made possible with TraceMonkey would eventually eliminate the need for plug-ins such as Adobe’s Flash and Microsoft’s SilverLight to enable sites to incorporate highly interactive content like web-based graphics editors.
However to really experience this speed, net users need to wait until this year end when Firefox 3.1 will be out in the final form.
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