Testing JavaScript Performance Cross Browser Using console.time()

As I submerse myself deeper and deeper into the world of JavaScript (although still not very deep), I continue to find intriguing ways of doing things. Lately, I've been wanting to test the performance of some various techniques, as well as native JavaScript versus jQuery.

There are numerous browser add-ons/plug-ins but that only really tells the story for that particular browser, and let's face it, not all browser JavaScript engines were created equal. But in doing some Google searches, I found an interesting console method. Unfortunately, I can't remember which site I saw it on, so I can't give proper credit.

Anyways, the method looked like this:

console.time('foo');
// your JS code here
console.timeEnd('foo');

Review: Firefox 3.5 (Release Candidate 2)

As many of you probably know by now, Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate is available for download. My first impressions have been very good.

The downloadable web font capability is immediately shown (although not a quality example), on the Firefox 3.5 Welcome tab.

However, as with all beta/RC software, you are likely to have some issues. After about 20 minutes of web browsing and playing with the new and improved Firebug 1.4 beta, I hit some snags.

Control Panel > Uninstall a program > Google Chrome

Okay, so it's been less than 24 hours and I have uninstalled Google Chrome. It was fast, lightweight and stable. However, I had the following issues with it:

Google Chrome is availabe for download

It's official! Google Chrome is now available for download. I'm in the process of downloading it as we speak and will hopefully post a review tomorrow.

In the meantime, I'd like to hear some of your thoughts on what you think of Google's entry into the browser market, as well as your thoughts on Chrome.