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Freeciv As Benchmark of HTML5 Canvas Javascript Performance

Posted by timothy on from the tell-your-boss-this-is-important-research dept.

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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  1. Graphics by pipingguy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Speaking of graphics, why am I seeing Twitter and Facebook graphics next to the "Read More..." link? Has my subscription expired and this has been going on all along? Is it time to "opt-out" of Slashdot?

  2. Re:Not fast by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The chief thinking behind Java was to sell Sun's hardware, meaning to run user's applications slower and to create all kinds of bottlenecks that only a new and better Sun's 'mainframe machine' could possibly fix.