The Git index is a critical data structure in Git, but it can be very large in monorepos. It has been a performance bottleneck for years, but we recently found a way to shrink it: the sparse index.
https://t.co/z0FE2vj8LS
A major update to Firefox JavaScript JITs engine (codenamed Warp) is now activated by default on Nightly and brings some nice speed improvements https://t.co/8Z6PgieJFr . If you notice a regression, please file a bug in Bugzilla.
What happens when you run a new browser on your iPad or iPhone for the first time? Privacy-focused browsers like Brave ensure the user is not unintentionally connecting to third parties; others tend to introduce quite a few third-party connections. https://t.co/2IrifGgoXJ
In collaboration with Mozilla, we’re proud to announce Puppeteer v2.1.0! 🔥
The new version works with Chromium 80 and now supports official Firefox binaries as well.
https://t.co/fq5FFvAFJS
New browser on the block: Flow
An interview with Piers Wombwell, lead developer of Flow, a brand-new browser with a brand-new rendering engine.
https://t.co/bwIkbLP6VP
Continuing a tradition that goes back nearly 14 years, our friends at @Firefox sent us an awesome cake! Thanks for the years of partnership and cooperation in service of a better web!