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by 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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Aside from JS performance, I'd argue that Chome's rapid updates make it a better browser. Safari as at best months old.
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).
Except when it comes to the JavaScript engine. Safari's JS engine is the slowest out of Chrome/Firefox/Safari: http://arewefastyet.com/
I'd still argue that Chrome isn't a better browser for me, irregardless of JS processing speed.