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www.browserscope.org. Browserscope. Open-source, community-driven project for profiling browsers Goals: foster browser innovation be a resource for web developers Based on UA Profiler. key characteristics. more of a matrix than a benchmark
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Browserscope Open-source, community-driven project for profiling browsers Goals: • foster browser innovation • be a resource for web developers Based on UA Profiler
key characteristics • more of a matrix than a benchmark • reproducible results – boolean vs. milliseconds • extensible framework – easy to add new tests • historical trends – uncover regressions • zero operating costs • results are crowdsourced!
crowdsourcing Users running the tests is key for Browserscope's longevity, accuracy, and currency. • no dedicated test resources – project runs in perpetuity • wide variety of real world test conditions • aggregating results reduces biases • new browsers show up immediately This is where you come in!
(current) test categories Network Performance • Steve Souders' original UA Profiler tests • connections, caching, downloads, etc... Acid3 • Ian Hickson's tests, added by Jacob Moon • JavaScript, CSS, rendering Selectors API Test Suite • John Resig's tests, added by Lindsey Simon • querySelectorAll DOM retrieval syntax Rich Text Edit Mode • created and added by Annie Sullivan • cut and paste, w/ bold, italic, formatting, etc. future: reflow, cookies, security, ???
http://www.browserscope.orghttp://code.google.com/p/browserscope/http://groups.google.com/group/browserscopebrowserscope@googlegroups.comhttp://www.browserscope.orghttp://code.google.com/p/browserscope/http://groups.google.com/group/browserscopebrowserscope@googlegroups.com