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I recently switched back to Firefox after years of using Chrome. Previously, the few times I had to fire up Firefox for development purposes it seemed sluggish
by dvko 10y ago
I recently switched back to Firefox after years of using Chrome. Previously, the few times I had to fire up Firefox for development purposes it seemed sluggish to me. Not anymore.
Firefox has been super responsive to me, using less memory than the same browsing activity would on Chrome & Firefox-only (afaik) add-ons like Self Destructing Cookies are A+. On Android, Firefox Mobile works just as good or better than Chrome.
From a developer standpoint, Mozilla's recent work on the Web Extensions API (which is an almost complete match with Chrome's) is outstanding.
- giancarlostoro 10y agoI tried Chrome when it first came out, but I always find myself going back to Firefox. I use Chrome only for the development tools or if I have to do anything that will only rely on Chrome, and if I do use Chrome it's on my laptop which has Chromium. I rather not have my whole browser linked to my entire email account.
- kirkdouglas 10y agoAlso Firefox for Android has ad blocking.
- necessity 10y agoProbably better to block ads on your cellphone via hostfiles or a custom nameserver that blocks ads. Try turning your phone on and sniffing its packets with tcpdump on a notebook (use Wireshark to decrypt if WPA). You'll be surprised by the amount of servers from ad companies that are contacted before you even unlock your screen, if you let apps start at boot.
- majewsky 10y agoI suppose that requires root access?
- dvko 10y agoOh yes. I love being able to install uBlock on my phone! Wasn't sure if Mobile Chrome allowed for browser add-ons this but at least I was never able to find it.
- autoreleasepool 10y agoFirefox also offers amazing stability on FreeBSD when compared to Chromium. That alone is what converted me.