Tips. Benchmark. JavaScript Performance Rundown. A new JavaScript Engine has hit the pavement running: The new V8 engine (powering the brand-new Google Chrome browser).
There are now a ton of JavaScript engines on the market (even when you only look at the ones being actively used in browsers): JavaScriptCore: The engine that powers Safari/WebKit (up until Safari 3.1).SquirrelFish: The engine used by Safari 4.0. Note: The latest WebKit nightly for Windows crashes on Dromaeo, so it’s passed for now.V8: The engine used by Google Chrome.SpiderMonkey: The engine that powers Firefox (up to, and including, Firefox 3.0).TraceMonkey: The engine that will power Firefox 3.1 and newer (currently in nightlies, but disabled by default).Futhark: The engine used in Opera 9.5 and newer.IE JScript: The engine that powers Internet Explorer.
Google Performance Tools. What are the numbers that every computer engineer should know, according to Jeff Dean.