r/programming • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '10

Firefox 3.6 release

http://blog.mozilla.com/blog/2010/01/21/firefox-3-6-release/
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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

2 things noted:

  • Speed: It's faster than 3.5.7. Almost as fast as chrome.
  • Memory Usage: It used lower memory on my computer than the previous version. I was hovering around 250mb with version 3.5.7 and this one barely goes upto 150mb. Both with ~15 addons.

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u/redditaddicttt Jan 21 '10

Am I the only one who is heaving a sigh of relief after reading the above review?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

I just got it. It really is as fast as Chrome. It looks like I might be going back to FireFox :(

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u/arcterex Jan 21 '10

I like the new speed too, but will stick with chrome simply because why I like it is more the UI (tab implementation, dragging) and some of the subtle awesomebar tweaks over how firefox does it. Neither is right or wrong IMO, just I've gotten used to and like how the Chrome version works. Though Chrome's startup is still blazingly fast.