Mozilla to add multi-threading to Firefox

**MIG-31** · May 11, 2009, 02:47 PM

Mozilla's developers have announced plans to add application multi-threading to Firefox over the next two years, a feature already partially enabled in its main rivals, IE8 and Google Chrome.
As well as allowing the software to take advantage of multi-core microprocessors to boost responsiveness, the enhancement would also improve browser stability, the company said in a news blog on the subject.
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Source: Infoworld

MitchRapp · May 12, 2009, 05:40 AM

Dual-Core processors have been out for ... 4-5 years now?

**dj_stick** · May 12, 2009, 06:05 AM

until now there's been no real need for multi-threaded browsers (still not too much need)
with a dual core CPU you wouldn't want it anyway, leave one core for the OS/background processes

but as we move onto quad/eight core systems (or a dual nehalem-16logical processors) it sort of makes sense

May 11, 2009, 02:47 PM	#1
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May 12, 2009, 05:40 AM	#2
MitchRapp a.k.a. pepiman Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 998 Rep Power: 51 System Specs	Re: Mozilla to add multi-threading to Firefox Dual-Core processors have been out for ... 4-5 years now?