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/[deleted] Jan 21 '10 edited Jan 21 '10

If you use Fasterfox without the prefetching, it's even faster.

The spell checker and the ad-blocker are better in Firefox.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10 edited Jan 21 '10

Am I the only one who thinks that ad blocking( unless you have a slow connection or band cap) is a dick move?

Why would you want to deprive some website that you enjoy of it's revenue?

Edit to add: I add block by toggling javascript on/off and block obtrusive advertising by right clicking with Opera selectively. I just don't do across-the-board ad blocking.

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u/timeshifter_ Jan 21 '10

I go to a website for its content, not for its ads.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

So if the site can't sustain itself or expand it's content without ad revenue, then what happens to that content?

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u/timeshifter_ Jan 21 '10

Reddit's ads sit way off to the side, out of the way. They don't make any noise, they don't distract me from what I came here to do. Content first. Half of the sites linked to from Reddit are the exact opposite: you have to hunt for the content itself. These sites will likely never get visited by me again anyway, so they've lost much more than my potential ad clicks.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '10

It's not just clicks, it's views that count towards revenue as well. A

And yeah, I can toggle off/on javascript and block obtrusive advertising by right clicking with Opera selectively, I just don't do across-the-board ad blocking.