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by Yaggo 4874 days ago
"I don’t think anyone can successfully argue that Chome/Chromium isn’t a better browser than Safari [...]"

That sounds like Chrome was somehow superior to Safari. Chrome has some nice features that Safari lacks (and vice versa) but from browser engine perspective they are definitely on par.
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nicholassmith 4874 days ago
That stuck out for me as well, I could argue that Chrome isn't a better browser than Safari for me, but functionally they're both using WebKit so they render sites identically in most cases.
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untog 4874 days ago
Aside from JS performance, I'd argue that Chome's rapid updates make it a better browser. Safari as at best months old.
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nicholassmith 4874 days ago
Sure, there's a lot going on that makes Chrome a great browser, but it's still not my daily driver as I prefer Safari for a myriad of non-technical reasons. I like the iCloud tab sync, the Twitter integration, the fact it looks significantly nicer than Chrome in terms of blending with the system style (which is arguable given how little else tries these days from Apple's own applications).
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jeresig 4874 days ago
Except when it comes to the JavaScript engine. Safari's JS engine is the slowest out of Chrome/Firefox/Safari: http://arewefastyet.com/
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nicholassmith 4874 days ago
I'd still argue that Chrome isn't a better browser for me, irregardless of JS processing speed.
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