Microsoft has released a seventh test version of Internet Explorer 9 the company says is better at "real-world" Web-based JavaScript programs. But with it has come a rival's accusation that Microsoft essentially engaged in the storied computer industry practice of benchmark engineering--designing technology to be fast on an artificial speed test.
The seventh IE9 platform preview comes with new improvements to its Chakra JavaScript engine. And Microsoft asserted Chakra is is engineered to do better on actual Web site tasks rather than narrow benchmarks.
"Over the last few weeks, we've been tuning the JavaScript engine for more of the patterns we've found in real-world sites. Based on the progress since the last platform preview, we're releasing an updated platform preview build," said Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft's IE general manager, in a blog post yesterday.
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The seventh IE9 platform preview comes with new improvements to its Chakra JavaScript engine. And Microsoft asserted Chakra is is engineered to do better on actual Web site tasks rather than narrow benchmarks.
"Over the last few weeks, we've been tuning the JavaScript engine for more of the patterns we've found in real-world sites. Based on the progress since the last platform preview, we're releasing an updated platform preview build," said Dean Hachamovitch, Microsoft's IE general manager, in a blog post yesterday.
More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20023269-264.html