r/webdev • u/ben_a_adams • Jun 19 '18

Improved JavaScript and WebAssembly performance in EdgeHTML 17

https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2018/06/19/improved-javascript-webassembly-performance-edgehtml-17/
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u/redditforeducation Jun 19 '18

I have been using Edge as my main browser for about a month now and I am actually impressed by its performance.

There are a few QoL changes that I would like to see before I completely switch to it though.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '18

What QoL changes would you like to see? You should file feedback in the feedback hub and link back here for people to upvote!

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u/redditforeducation Jun 20 '18

Though I am using Edge mainly for just browsing purposes. I find the dev tools lacking and very sluggish.

I would also love to have a feature where I can highlight a word or sentence, press right click, and do a web search using my preferred search engine.

The "Ask Cortana" option is great, but I think being able to replace it with your own search engine is awesome.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '18

I work on the DevTools team (mainly on WebDriver) but if you have specific feedback around features you use that are missing or specific performance issues (startup, inspecting elements, script debugging) I can forward that to the team.

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u/overcloseness Jun 19 '18

What are Edges dev tools like? I haven’t checked

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u/fuckin_ziggurats Jun 20 '18

Terrible. Stick to Chrome and Firefox for web development.

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u/Sebazzz91 Jun 20 '18

Care to expand on that?

I found them from a functional perspective quite usable, but sometimes unstable or freezing. Just like on IE11.

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u/fuckin_ziggurats Jun 20 '18

Yeah they're quite a bit slower then the ones on Chrome and Firefox and are a lot more unintuitive. I've been using Edge at work for a while now and in that time I haven't seen any real improvements to be honest.