Take a Look under the Hood of Your Favorite Web Browser
Posted 09/13/08 at 02:43:11 PM | by Justin Kerr
The current sea of web browsers is awash in promises, but what makes Firefox better then Internet Explorer? And is Google’s Chrome really any faster or better at rendering web pages then Safari? Neowin.net was looking to answer this very question when it authored an excellent roundup of browser rendering engines. The report helps to break down which browsers and applications make use of each of the four most prominent technologies: Trident (Microsoft), Gecko (Mozilla), Webkit (Apple/Google), and Presto(Opera). While both Trident and Presto are both closed source projects, Gecko and Webkit remain open source and are likely to be the basis of any future browsers entering the market. It is an excellent reference for users looking to switch browsers and is a reminder that we should pay attention more to the underlying engine being used then the name of the browser itself. Market share of the various engines is a very telling indicator of general compatibility on the web. It will also help you the next time a Mac head goes on rant over how much better Safari is than Chrome. You now have the tools you need to put him in his place.
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Always about IE, Firefox etc.
Submitted by Perplexing Man on Sun, 2008-09-14 07:39
How about looking into other browsers like say Avant Browser. I have been using this one for about 5 years now and tend to prefer this over all others. I have IE which I never use and Firefox which i use on occasion. As for opera (not been a user since I found Avant) and I was not impress by either Safari or Chrome ( although i believe Chrome has potential). I would like to know if anyone at MaxPC has ever tried or for that matter ever heard of Avant Browser?
Actually Avant Browser is
Submitted by Keith E. Whisman on Sun, 2008-09-14 15:20
Actually Avant Browser is built on top of Internet Explorer or at least it uses the same rendering engine. So essentially it's just as speedy and has the same website rendering capabilities. It just has added features and a different look.
Avant Browser
Submitted by DBsantos77 on Sun, 2008-09-14 15:16
I've seen it on sites like Filehippo, And I think it's a nice browser, Although I've never used it, Looks good.
Submitted by DBsantos77 on Sat, 2008-09-13 23:38
I'd like to see anyone other then IE win this war. I mean, For IE8 Microsoft isn't going to be doing anything dramatic, And I read that they're actually not even going to be working on speed. But more on functionality. I also hope that more websites will be more compatible with other browsers other then IE. Opera is my favorite out of all of them, Simply because it's fast, And low on memory. And I can careless about Firefox. Just not my thing. As for Safari, I used it once, And just didn't like it. I guess that my thing is that I like to root for the underdog (Opera). I mean come on, Even their BETA went as a whisper. But when FF3 Came out it created an uproar. Lol
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