I prefer Firefox myself
Who here prefers which and why?
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I prefer Firefox myself
Who here prefers which and why?
Voted both. Because I can.
...There is no contest.Also this.Quote:
Originally Posted by ExoByte
I bought stock in firefox.
You will do the same if you know what is good for you.
People still use that terrible browser with security breaches?
Is this a joke?
i'm waiting for the aol vs. verizon fios poll next.
Why is there no Chrome or Safari?
I use cURL :P
I agree with Ninja. Where is Chrome? I selected Firefox but I'd choose Chrome over Firefox in a heartbeat.
Google Chrome all the way.
ok, i can't change the poll but how is Google Chrome better?
Of those two, I prefer Opera.
Chrome is faster, more secure and it's generally better at rendering websites. It's also way slimmer, and it has an interesting process structure, where each tab is a process for itself.Quote:
Originally Posted by MementoMori
Marvo's correct.
i'll have to try this google Chrome of which Marvo and ninja speak of
Plus, it's REALLY lighter than Firefox. Firefox takes ages to load for me, Chrome is instantaneous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvo
Yeah, Firefox 3.5 actually loads slower than IE8 on my work computer.
I find this odd, i have fox and tons of add-ons and a not so new computer and everything loads alomst in the blink of an eye for me... I do like the fact that when a site crashes the whole browser doesn't, it just gives a comical message:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Kromoh
+1Quote:
Originally Posted by khh
I selected "Not IE" :)
As a developer, I speak with a lot of high quality web devs, and the common theme seems to be: "For any given project, the first 90% of the work is to get it right, up to standards, performing, and ready to ship... and the second 90% of the work is to get it working with fucking IE!"
As a web developer myself, BELIEVE ME, that is the absolute truth. From simple html to complex ajax. IE is the nightmare of any developer. The internet would be easier if it wasn't for IE.Quote:
Originally Posted by Replicon
LiveTechnology has a similar saying. Most of what we do is JS. I'm currently working on a plugin in C++. It'll be cake to do it for Firefox, creating the ActiveX for IE is going to be HELL.
Firefox, the add-ons and themes are awesome.
Chrome is definitely the fastest for me. I used to use Opera before Chrome came out, because it was faster than FF.
I've played around with Chrome and Firefox, judged them both in an objective light, and came to this conclusion:
Firefox wins, hands down. Also, IE sucks balls. Only internet noobs and people who like being hacked use IE. Utter crapola. It opens up faster, which is the only (and I mean only) thing it has going for it.
The vast array of add-ons for FF trump Chrome alone. People keep bitching about the speed, but I have noticed no real difference between the two. True, Chrome opens up a bit faster than FF, but it isn't that big a deal, as it only happens once per browsing session. Opera isn't all that fabulous, either. It's okay, but not brilliant. Speed Dial was the best feature it had, and guess what, that's now available on FF, too. Haven't tried Safari yet, but I doubt that one stacks up any better. The user-friendliness of FF also makes it a good choice.
The nice thing about Chrome is that each tab is a separate process, so spinning javascript won't hang the entire thing.
If I can get:
- AdBlock
- Flashblock
- Greasemonkey
- Webdev Toolkit + Firebug-like functionality
In chrome, I'd make the switch.
Replicon, you might be interested in Kirix Strata.
Opera's faster than Chrome on my machines. Strange.Quote:
Originally Posted by Xox
Opera invented tabbed browsing, and it's still by far the best browser for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario92
Also, it's got other useful features, like IRC chat, a good RSS reader and an okay mail client. And unlike the Firefox plugins, these are professionally made.
Safari feels about the same as Chrome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario92
I've never had javascript hang Opera. Can that even happen?Quote:
Originally Posted by Replicon
Opera never impressed me at all. Safari is terrible. As I (think I) said before, Firefox is only good because of the massive addons. If you're looking for a lightweight browser, Chrome is the way to go, hands down. If you're looking for a heavyweight, full-bundled browser, Firefox is the thing.
Btw, I really prefer Chrome's all-in-one bar thing that FF's two bars. But that is just me.
If you have enough crap added to your onload, you can make something happen. It doesn't have to be all pages, but in general, Javascript is actually single-threaded. People don't seem to know this.Quote:
Originally Posted by khh
On my Ubuntu, for some reason, FF is a LOT more sensitive to this than FF on Windows. Like, just typing a message to someone on facebook is unbearably laggy. But only on my Linux laptop. Not sure why. Also, any blogspot page hangs it for a few seconds while it generates I-don't-know-what on the left side. Same is true for browsing Yahoo groups.
Turn off visual effects, on older machines, Compiz effects really slow some things down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Replicon
Speed dial isn't the only thing for Opera. Mouse gestures are amazing, superior password manager, Opera Link backs up and stores your bookmarks and speed dial across all computers, and it's much more lightweight than Firefox. Sure, the add-ons on Firefox are nice, but most of them are only there to add basic functionality that Firefox lacks out of the box compared to others, and most of them are pretty useless.
I don`t know about the other browsers, but when i voted mozilla, the results came out as 100% votes for mozilla and 23% votes for IE. That was complete win.
How come there`s still people that uses it, even after this overvote?:P
I don't really know, i am happy though because this is the information i was looking for, how others felt about the two and various others, and how on or the other works on different OS...
Thanks guys!
Available, available, and availableQuote:
Originally Posted by khh
Available, available, and available. I may consider switching to Chrome or another browser in the future, but I'm quite happy with Firefox at the moment. It's scary-fast on my machine, has a lot of great add-ons, and has a nice feel to it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Demon Parasite
Only through addon, that's not a good RSS-reader, only with separate application or through an addon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario92
Poorly implemented, Not as good, only through addon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario92
And everyone's always moaning about adds, but they don't seem to realise that Opera's "content blocker" is perfect, really, for weeding out adds.
I, too, have an ad-blocker. And I also like the third-party system for add-ons. It allows for greater flexibility. If one program doesn't work for you, switch it for something similar. Very nice.
When those features are built in, the one "program" does work for you. And there's no need to hunt for some other implementation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario92
It may work, but perhaps there is something that works better? Say the built-in program has a feature that gets on your nerves. You are in the minority in this case, so the feature remains. What are you to do? With FF, at least you can go and swap out the program for something of similar build and design without said irritating feature.
Can't think of what that should be... Pretty much all GUI-elements can be moved around, you can download or design custom skins, pretty much all features can be changed or deactivated. The only thing that bugs me is that it doesn't have a por- I mean private browsing feature.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario92
:chuckle:Quote:
Originally Posted by khh
Maybe we'll just have to agree to disagree. (Firefox, btw, has an excellent "Private Browsing" feature.)
;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario92
I don't get what feature you are talking about. It's a virus free "private browsing" ? :P
It's a mode where, once you enter it, absolutely no history, no trails of evidence, are recorded. It's very useful when searching for por--I mean, shopping for family members who use the same computer.
It's not virus-free, but FF has a pretty decent security system, and if you have a good firewall, you should be pretty okay, as long as you don't download something.
Coupled with Avast! it's an awesome combination :D Avast! is quite good at blocking you from entering a website/file which is malicious.Quote:
It's not virus-free, but FF has a pretty decent security system, and if you have a good firewall, you should be pretty okay, as long as you don't download something
Agree ↑
@Mario92:
{[_ (o) {[_ at por- i mean the shopping quote!
True. It's what I dislike aboutQuote:
Originally Posted by khh
communistcomplement-dependent software like Linux, FF, Trillian, and who knows what else. I mean, I want a car, without having to go around for its pieces. Few addons are nice... too many, especially to do basic things which could have been implemented in the core, are annoying.
Very good counter-argument!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kromoh