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Browser Speed: It’s Not All About JavaScript
On Tuesday, I presented my IE9: A Lap Around for Developers session here at TechEd and it went really well, it was a lot of fun, and the “slide” deck that I presented worked well! As it turns out, Joab Jackson, a reporter for the IDG News Service was in the audience and wrote a really great article that ran on PC World about how browser speed isn’t just dependant on JavaScript, but is affected by all parts of the browser!
http://www.pcworld.com/article/198396/microsoft_browser_speed_not_all_about_javascript.html
I’ll be posting my slides later this afternoon – just want to finish my last presentation of TechEd!
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