Firefox 3 Memory Usage

[chamithal]

Firefox 3 Memory Usage

As the web and web browsers have matured, people have started expecting different things out of them. When we first released Firefox, few people were browsing with tabs or add-ons. I’ve written before about how web usage patterns have changed, so too have our strategies on how to effectively make use of system resources such as memory.

While Firefox 2 used less memory than it’s predecessor, Firefox 1.5, we intentionally restricted the number of changes to the Gecko platform (Gecko 1.8.1 was only slightly different than Gecko 1.8) on which Firefox was built. However, while the majority of people were working on Firefox 2 / Gecko 1.8.1, others of us were already ripping into the platform that Firefox 3 was to be built on: Gecko 1.9.

We’ve made more significant changes to the platform than I can count, including many to reduce our memory footprint. The result has been dramatic, and you can see for yourself by getting a copy of the recently released Firefox 3 Beta 4.

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- Thanx Anusha 4 showin me ths....

 

[cha_sl]

Firefox 3 Beta 4 Memory results ..

 

[chamithal]

Firefox 3 Beta 4 Memory results ..

sm thing is wrng with either u or ur system..

 

[cha_sl]

sm thing is wrng with either u or ur system..

he hee.. maybe Firefox doesn't like me any more..

 

[chamithal]

he hee.. maybe Firefox doesn't like me any more..

lol.... if u dnt like Firefox go for Opera... ppl say itz faster.... I'm too much used to FF so can't change.... + I really like the way Firefox manages RSS...

 

[Anusha]

sm thing is wrng with either u or ur system..

How many tabs do you have open, laptop boy? And how long have you been running that instance of Firefox?

Been running Opera Kestrel instance for moer than 7.5 hours and i've opened a zillion webpages and it is using 112MB of RAM.

 

[chamithal]

How many tabs do you have open, laptop boy? And how long have you been running that instance of Firefox?

Been running Opera Kestrel instance for moer than 7.5 hours and i've opened a zillion webpages and it is using 112MB of RAM.

man, i think I had about 6 or 7 tabs opened.... and I've been running Firefox for about atleast 3 hours..... yaha.... I've even browsed a lot of pages... But I dnt use much extensions.. (actually I use 1 - flashget) n tht also may be a reason ne.....

 

[zed]

Firefox 3 Memory Usage

As the web and web browsers have matured, people have started expecting different things out of them. When we first released Firefox, few people were browsing with tabs or add-ons. I’ve written before about how web usage patterns have changed, so too have our strategies on how to effectively make use of system resources such as memory.

While Firefox 2 used less memory than it’s predecessor, Firefox 1.5, we intentionally restricted the number of changes to the Gecko platform (Gecko 1.8.1 was only slightly different than Gecko 1.8) on which Firefox was built. However, while the majority of people were working on Firefox 2 / Gecko 1.8.1, others of us were already ripping into the platform that Firefox 3 was to be built on: Gecko 1.9.

We’ve made more significant changes to the platform than I can count, including many to reduce our memory footprint. The result has been dramatic, and you can see for yourself by getting a copy of the recently released Firefox 3 Beta 4.

Read it Full

- Thanx Anusha 4 showin me ths....

ram 1k thiyenne use keranne misak mal thyela wadinned

 

[nagaya]

yeah for 7 tabs it used about 70MB,appo api 32MB RAM thibba kale ehemanam iwarai,eth api ee PC walinuth niyameta internet usekala Netscape 4/IE4->6

 

[chamithal]

ram 1k thiyenne use keranne misak mal thyela wadinned

no comments.......... poor uneducated dumb developers are developing Firefox to consume less memory ne?

 

[chamithal]

yeah for 7 tabs it used about 70MB,appo api 32MB RAM thibba kale ehemanam iwarai,eth api ee PC walinuth niyameta internet usekala Netscape 4/IE4->6

lol... he he...... I always go for programmes tht consume less memory... tht's y i use jetaudio to listen to music while using ma computer.... it uses less RAM comppared to WMP.....

 

[fazaal24]

Um at the moment im usin 2...!8 tabs and it shows 113,XXXK memory used..!

Gotta try 3 and c..!

 

[nagaya]

lol... he he...... I always go for programmes tht consume less memory... tht's y i use jetaudio to listen to music while using ma computer.... it uses less RAM comppared to WMP.....

I'm using FF3 ,what about MPC,it's great ne,btw i also jetaudio coz i use it from version 3,elakiri

 

[Anusha]

ram 1k thiyenne use keranne misak mal thyela wadinned

True. But memory leaks are bad.

 

[chamithal]

True. But memory leaks are bad.

lol....

 

[chamithal]

I'm using FF3 ,what about MPC,it's great ne,btw i also jetaudio coz i use it from version 3,elakiri

well... the sound quality matters mate.. Media Player Classic dsnt hv tht much of a reputation for it neee....... yeah.. jetaudio RoX.. lol...

 

[chamithal]

Um at the moment im usin 2...!8 tabs and it shows 113,XXXK memory used..!

Gotta try 3 and c..!

try it n post......... he he.. I forgeot to c hw Firefox 2 consumes memory. lol........

 

[fazaal24]

try it n post......... he he.. I forgeot to c hw Firefox 2 consumes memory. lol........

Yup Downloading now..!Will c

 

[chamithal]

Yup Downloading now..!Will c

dwnload the Firefox 3 beta 5 prerelease........ it should be better than beta 4 ne.... link is in the post......

 

[emndb]

Firefox 3 Beta 4 Memory results ..

Mage Parana version eketh usage eka ochchara ne