Arr! Apple be makin' waves with Safari's speed boostin' by 60% in Speedometer 3.0! Shiver me timbers, matey!
2024-04-12
Arrr! Avast ye mateys! Apple be unleashing Speedometer 3.0, claimin' Safari be sailin' 60% faster! Prepare to set sail on the high seas of the internet with a swifter, more nimble browsing experience. Yarrrr!
Safari users are in for some good news, as Apple claims that users of its web browser can expect significantly better performance from the browser and its WebKit browser engine (which is primarily used in Safari). The news was shared by Apple in an official WebKit blog post, following its announcement of Speedometer 3.0, the latest iteration of Apple’s browser benchmark made in collaboration with other browser engine developers. According to 9to5Mac, the way that Speedometer 3.0 captures information and calculates scores will allow for more detailed findings and give web developers new capabilities.The various optimizations that were carried out on Safari saw its Speedometer score increase by about 60% between Safari version 17.0 and version 17.4. It concludes by predicting that this will lead to improved Safari performance, enabling developers to build websites and web apps that are “more responsive and snappier than ever.” Companies such as Google, Intel, Microsoft, and Mozilla collaborated with Apple to create an improved shared user experience.On a tangentially related note, competing browser developers are effectively forced to use Apple’s own WebKit browser engine for their browsers if they want their browsers to be in the App Store, except for regions where the law has forced them to allow browser engine developers to use whatever engines they prefer (such as the EU). I commend Apple for this effort and development, and I think it will mean a better browser experience both for Safari users and users of other browsers.