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I've been using Firefox for more than 15 years, so I'm not a hater or anything like that. Maybe it's just a MacOS thing, but parts of Firefox are a mess and it
by celsoazevedo 5y ago
I've been using Firefox for more than 15 years, so I'm not a hater or anything like that.
Maybe it's just a MacOS thing, but parts of Firefox are a mess and it has downsides compared to Chromium or Safari.
- Javascript-heavy sites are often slower on Firefox for me.
- On the security side of things (sandboxing, etc), Firefox often lags behind Chromium.
- There's a site or two that don't work well. Sometimes it's the site's fault, sometimes it's Firefox that is lagging behind on something.
- It would use way more power than Chrome until last year. It has improved and I think they're more or less the same now, but both are still worse than Safari.
- Profile management is there, but nothing compared to Chromium. And no, containers are not the same thing (although they are nice).
- The UI is all over the place. You have windows that still look like Firefox 3... and they've been through 2 or 3 major UI redesigns. The margins on the bookmarks bar doesn't even fit the new design. There are amateur projects out there that do a better job at this.
- Talking of bookmarks, why the heck the cmd/ctrl+click behaviour is different on bookmark links and links on web pages?
- It doesn't handle different languages well. No in-page translation, no automatic language detection for text correction, etc.
Firefox works. If Chromium disappeared tomorrow, it would be good enough for many... but is it the best browser? For uBlock Origin? Sure! But is it the best browser overall? Nope. At least not on Macs.
If Mozilla wants people to use Firefox, they need to create a better product because the "help the open web!", "google bad!", etc, only works with people that use HN.
- Gareth321 5y ago>- It doesn't handle different languages well. No in-page translation, no automatic language detection for text correction, etc. This is what keeps me away. There are extension options on desktop but no solution for mobile.
- pseudalopex 5y agoFirefox's JavaScript engine isn't a mess. It does some things faster. The problem is some developers don't test performance in Firefox. Or someone decides it isn't worth fixing. Using Chrome because of it is short term rational of course. But it makes the problem worse. Sandboxing is a mix.[1] It seems like Safari gets new features last usually. And other browsers never won't lag Chrome when the only criterion is if Chrome supports something. What windows look like Firefox 3? What's wrong with the bookmarks toolbar margins? What amateur projects do a better job? Ctrl+click opens a menu for bookmarks and links. Cmd+click opens a new tab for bookmarks and links. The only difference is Cmd+click on a bookmark switches to the new tab. I guess you want to open bookmarks without switching? Best is subjective obviously. I wouldn't even say there's 1 best browser for me. [1] https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/12/webassembly-and-back-again-fine-grained-sandboxing-in-firefox-95/ https://hacks.mozilla.org/2021/12/webassembly-and-back-again...