1. a quick note on JavaScript engine components

   March 8, 2010 • by Christopher Blizzard • Feature, Firefox, JavaScript, JägerMonkey • 31 comments

   There have been a bunch of posts about the JägerMonkey (JM) post that we made the other day, some of which get things subtly wrong about the pieces of technology that are being used as part of Mozilla’s JM work. So here’s the super-quick Read more…

2. improving JavaScript performance with JägerMonkey

   March 1, 2010 • by Christopher Blizzard • Firefox, JavaScript, JägerMonkey, TraceMonkey • 18 comments

   In August 2008, Mozilla introduced TraceMonkey. The new engine, which we shipped in Firefox 3.5, heralded a new era of performance to build the next generation of web browsers and web applications. Just after the introduction of our new engine Google introduced V8 Read more…

3. ClassList in Firefox 3.6

   January 29, 2010 • by Paul Rouget • Firefox 3.6, HTML5, JavaScript • 12 comments

   This article was writt by Anthony Ricaud, French OpenWeb enthusiast. Why you need classList A dynamic web application usually needs visual feedback from its inner mechanism or needs to display different visual elements based on users’ actions. To change the user interface easily, you can add/remove/edit elements through Read more…

4. JavaScript speedups in Firefox 3.6

   January 13, 2010 • by Alix Franquet • Featured Article, Firefox, Firefox 3.6, JavaScript, TraceMonkey • 70 comments

   This post was written by David Mandelin who works on Mozilla’s JavaScript team. Firefox 3.5 introduced TraceMonkey, our new JavaScript engine that traces loops and JIT compiles them to native (x86/ARM) code. Many JavaScript programs ran 3-4x faster in TraceMonkey compared to Firefox 3. (See our Read more…

5. making waves with HTML5

   October 15, 2009 • by Gen Kanai • CSS, Canvas, Featured Demo, JavaScript • 3 comments

6. new device API for Firefox 3.6: orientation

   October 12, 2009 • by Christopher Blizzard • Device APIs, Feature, Featured Demo, Firefox 3.6, JavaScript • 58 comments

7. WebGL in the wild

   October 1, 2009 • by Christopher Blizzard • Demo, JavaScript, WebGL • 3 comments

8. experimenting with HTML5 video at the BBC

   August 18, 2009 • by Christopher Blizzard • Demo, Firefox 3.5, JavaScript, Standards, Video • 10 comments

9. 9elements – HTML5 Canvas Experiment

   August 4, 2009 • by Gen Kanai • Audio, Canvas, Demo, JavaScript • No comments yet

10. an overview of TraceMonkey

    July 17, 2009 • by Christopher Blizzard • 35 Days, Feature, Firefox 3.5, JavaScript, TraceMonkey • 64 comments

    This post was written by David Mandelin who works on Mozilla’s JavaScript team. Firefox 3.5 has a new JavaScript engine, TraceMonkey, that runs many JavaScript programs 3-4x faster than Firefox 3, speeding up existing web apps and enabling new ones. This article gives a peek under Read more…