Apple Safari 4
Yes, Safari 4 (5526.11.2) developers preview was released by Apple some time ago and it looks promising. Because of the SquirrelFish (WebKit’s core JavaScript engine) on which they’re working, Safari 4 is 1.6 times faster than their previous interpreter. As Apple notes:
“Snow Leopard also includes Safari,” … “with the fastest implementation of JavaScript ever, increasing performance by 53 percent.”
Here are SunSpider benchmark results:
More is better (SunSpider runs per minute).
Among JavaScript improvements, Safari 4 also features:
Overhauled web inspector
Ability to save websites as a desktop application
Full page zoom
CSS animation, gradients, masks, reflections and transform support.
More options for new windows and tabs
Also, it passes Acid 3 test. More Safari 4 features should be revealed within the upcoming releases.
You can try Safari 4 yourself, if you are a registered developer.
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“CSS3 animation, gradients, masks, reflections and transform support.”
Since when is that part of the CSS3 spec?
Fixed that Exec, thank you.
The speed is great , but it should be free of other problems like security etc that the previous version had . I will download this version as soon as possible.
First vulnerability found in Apple Safari 4 – NULL pointer denial of service:
http://www.rec-sec.com/2009/02/25/apple-safari-4-vulnerabilities/