WebGL have and have nots
WebGl is supported in the current beta versions of Chrome and Firefox. Most people who want to get started using webgl can. learningwebgl.com has a step by step process. Chrome’s beta version installs in a sub directory and does not change or use your current non beta version of chrome. Firefox or minefield from the [...]
Reducing CPU time when using javascript
When Javascript runs with the browsers widely used today it is given all of the resources “CPU” of the browser; with today’s browsers on today’s computers that means it can get a lot done. But! there is a problem; the browser is not responsive while the script is running. If the javascript is running for [...]
CSS gradients vs images and vs SVG
CSS gradients work in IE based browsers, Webkit (chrome, Apple eg Safarie, Ipod, Iphone), and Mozilla (Firefox) … however they do require different style tags. (see below). When compared to images: CSS gradients give a little bit of performance increase. An image used for a background gradient is normally very small around 5,000 bytes. Unless [...]
Yslow pluginweb site performance for testing.
A few tests for web site performance issues would be: yslow firefox plugin and another online test webpagetest.org As a rule of thumb, flash runs slower.
