Ben Firshman - Lessons learnt pushing browsers to the limit

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 19:03:14 +0000

With "limit" Ben is referring to his JavaScript NES emulator. Applications that were once on the desktop are now appearing on the Web, bringing a whole new set of performance challenges. After writing a console emulator in JavaScript, I have a few tips to share that might be applicable to your more sensible applications. I will talk about the differences in performance between modern browsers, tweaks that can have a huge impact on the speed of your code, and some fun hacksAbout BenBen is a Django developer who, after writing JSNES, was sucked into the exciting world of JavaScript development. He has worked for the Guardian and Global Radio, and in his spare time makes newspapers and studies at the University of Warwick.

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