Freeciv As Benchmark of HTML5 Canvas Javascript Performance

Andreas(R) writes "The Freeciv.net crew has benchmarked their web client, which is a rich web application using the HTML5 canvas element. This shows how fast Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari and Internet Explorer perform using the latest HTML5 web standards."

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IE8 performs awesome, as usual

[BitZtream]

Wow, really just WOW. I don't know what to say at that comparison. I don't care if it uses some feature thats slow as balls in IE8 for a very good reason, thats still completely unacceptable.

I wonder how MS's online office stuffs benchmark in IE8 compared to other browsers.

Re:IE8 performs awesome, as usual

[BitZtream]

But they didn't say it doesn't work, and the alternative method means you can use IE8 to try it. The did however say that Opera doesn't work.

Since more and more things are going to use Canvas it doesn't matter how IE8 gets supported, just that it does since its the most common browser out there, and how it performs in those cases.

Neither me nor any other normal user give a fuck about how it works in this particular case, just how well it works. This sort of additude is so typical of douchebags like yourself. ... OMG IE DOESN'T SUPPORT SOME ALMOST-STANDARD SO YOU HAVE TO IGNORE IT EVEN THOUGH MOST WEBSITES WORK THEIR ASS OFF TO HACK TOGETHER SOMETHING TO MAKE IT WORK!!!!!

You don't rule it out just because it doesn't do something the way you want it too. You're an idiot if you write IE as a web developer, unless you intentionally want to cut your potential audience to less than half from the very start.

I did read the article first, thanks. Either way, your post reeks of someone entirely disconnected from the real world of what gets used on the web, and I'm positive that you're not a web developer, at least not one thats worth a shit.