Mozilla edges closer to replacing Flash with JavaScript

The efforts to remove Adobe as a source of pain for Mozilla and Firefox continue at pace, with the announcement that Shumway has entered the Firefox codebase.

The Shumway experiment intends to replace the omnipresent Flash plugin with a JavaScript renderer for Flash's SWF file format that does not use any platform native code. Should the experiment be successful, it would allow Firefox to dispense with the need for a Flash plugin, which would allow the browser to render Flash content on platforms that Adobe does not support, while at the same time removing a common attack vector via Flash from the browser.

Read more at: Mozilla edges closer to replacing Flash with JavaScript | ZDNet

 

[crawfish]

Firefox rules. Chrome is terrible, from its inability to provide a Bookmarks pane to its disappearing in-page seach field to its inability to work right with various web sites. This was a year ago when I last tried Chrome.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Well, browser performance tests sites are completely useless, as they do not test real life performance, i tried many of them, but they do not mean anything.

That wasn't specifically aimed at you.

It was for adamf and Dave76 (and other forum viewers in general).

It was an addition related to post #8.
http://www.eightforums.com/windows-...er-replacing-flash-javascript.html#post285684

 

[mcnulty]

Firefox has been lagging behind Chrome for several years now in terms of performance and security. I still use it because text rendering is better, it's more customizable, and as a bonus, I'd rather use a product from Mozilla Foundation than one coming from Google. I'm still worried about their long-term sustainability though.