Firefox is a resource hog....

[David Hummel]

On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 4:58 PM, Derek Martin<invalid-yPs96gJSFQo51KKgMmcfiw at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 09:49:15AM -0400, David Hummel wrote:
>> Consider installing the Flashblock and NoScript add-ons.  Most
>> resource issues I've experienced with Firefox are not due to Firefox
>> itself but to all of the flash and javascript that many sites are
>> using these days...
>
> Note of course that you can simply remove flash and turn off
> Javascript if you don't need those; but unfortunately these days it's
> getting harder and harder to get by without them (especially
> Javascript).  If you need them (e.g. you need to use problematic
> sites), you're kinda stuck.

This is why I use the aforementioned add-ons.  I want the flash plugin
installed and js enabled, but I don't want flash or js to run unless I
explicitly allow it to run on a site-by-site basis (that is, if my
interaction with the website requires it).  There are many sites that
will peg your CPU due to all of the flash/js crap that is running
(mostly for ads and whatnot), and all this is usually not required for
interaction with the site.

> And FWIW many of the Javascript problems are caused by bugs in Firefox.

Agreed, there have been several cases of this as well...