From Firefox's faster, slicker, slimmer Quantum edition now out
[...] Collectively, the performance work being done to modernize Firefox is called Project Quantum. We took a closer look at Quantum back when Firefox 57 hit the developer channel in September, but the short version is, Mozilla is rebuilding core parts of the browser, such as how it handles CSS stylesheets, how it draws pages on-screen, and how it uses the GPU.
This work is being motivated by a few things. First, the Web has changed since many parts of Firefox were initially designed and developed; pages are more dynamic in structure and applications are richer and more graphically intensive. JavaScript is also more complex and difficult to debug. Second, computers now have many cores and simultaneous threads, giving them much greater scope to work in parallel. And security remains a pressing concern, prompting the use of new techniques to protect against exploitation. Some of the rebuilt portions are even using Mozilla's new Rust programming language, which is designed to offer improved security compared to C++.
Also at: Firefox aims to win back Chrome users with its souped up Quantum browser
The fastest version of Firefox yet is now live
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @04:12PM (2 children)
I used to recommend FileZilla but the installer deceptively includes unwanted 3rd party crap now.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @06:40PM
Crapware could only come with FileZilla for Windows. I thought the big download sites adding wares to downloads was a story from 2-3 years ago. Are they at it again? I kicked MicroVirus years ago so it does not affect me. As for FTP - Fire Trap Protocol... er, I mean File Transfer Protocol. Use it a few times a week.
FF57 - it's 2017 and opening pop-under windows still works. Did one of the UI designers get their 4 year-old to do the icons and tabs? Some addons work, but no NoScript no upgrade (yet) for the main rig. The addons morph so quickly and people have mentioned several ones that are new to me. Now I'm confused. Also there is something about uBlock original vs some ripoff version, something uMatrix, huh? I don't have hours for this as work presses on. A browser must browse, not get complicated.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 17 2017, @07:36PM
get a grown up's OS, ffs!