With the number of people concerned about privacy, it is a wonder why chrome is even popular.

  • qyron@lemm.eeEnglish
    101·
    1 year ago

    FF has been my daily driver… longer than I can remember on essentially anything that can handle a browser. It’s powerfull, feature rich, extensible, etc. But it does tend gain weight between major overhauls.

    Out of curiosity, being a Linux user, I installed Chromium not 2 weeks ago and the thing is fast. It outperforms Firefox on my aging machine by far. And I was actually surprised. Yes, I do have the ghost of Google just waiting to sink its fangs in me, which I dislike, but I really have to admit the browser is fast, light and easy to approach for new users.

    Will I let go of FF? Not really but Chromium did manage to get my attention.

    • Lemming@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Google invested millions in making the fastest JS engine called V8. It is so good that it made JS a feasible backend language (node.js). I have a really fast machine so JS scripts cannot slow it down and Firefox’s spidermonkey is more than fast enough and I really enjoy Firefox user experience

      • qyron@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        1 year ago

        I was impressed with Chromium but not enough to turn away from FF any time soon.

        The machine I use on a daily basis is under powered, at best, for the demands of nowadays; it still does its job but it would appreciate being relegated for less intensive functions. But the moment I upgrade for a newer machine, my complaints will be going out the window and my small differences with FF along with it.

        But objectively, I have to admit, based on my personal experience, that Chromium is faster than FF on my machine and less resource hungry.