Test case: sorting a table containing 750 rows of data. Using the table-kit library.
| Browser | Time |
|---|---|
| Internet Explorer 6.0 (using an XP virtual machine) | 19 seconds |
| Internet Explorer 8.0b2 (using an XP virtual machine) | 5 seconds |
| Firefox 3.0 | 8 seconds |
| Firefox 3.1b1 pre | 8 seconds |
| Safari 3.1.2 | 4 seconds |
| Webkit trunk (31 Aug 2008) | 4 seconds |
| Google Chrome | 9 seconds |
It’s great to see modern browsers executing Javascript so fast. It will be interesting to see how Safari 4.0 compares, which is due to be released shortly.