Evan Leibovitch via talk wrote on 2023-11-24 08:07:
Thorium <https://thorium.rocks/> is basic Chrome that is compile-time
optimized for new CPUs.
Still does Chrome sync and plugin store.
Won't run on any system that doesn't have an AVX2-capable CPU.
As a result, it claims a conventional Chrome experience but noticeably
faster.
Apparently the same dev has done the same to Firefox, called Mercury
<https://thorium.rocks/mercury>
Oh, now that does sound interesting!
I don't think my old box has AVX2 support (nope, just AVX).
I'm usually quite hesitant / skeptical around "boutique" browsers since
it takes so much skill and talent (quantitatively and qualitatively) to
implement properly.
Usually someone's trying a browser because it's "not bloated" with
things that... are web standards. I don't trust my browsing to their
competence.
This Thorium project (Mercury, actually) does sound very interesting.
If you give it a try, it would be interesting to hear your thoughts.
rb
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