Making a Browser Fast - The Story of Firefox Quantum

Making a Browser Fast - The Story of Firefox Quantum

Explore the technical journey behind Firefox Quantum's development in this 20-minute conference talk presented at FOSDEM 2018. Dive into the inner workings of a browser and discover the major improvements implemented in Firefox during 2017. Learn about Quantum Compositor, Quantum Style (Stylo), and Quantum Flow, gaining insights into processor utilization, rendering engines, and performance optimizations. Understand key concepts such as project contour, synchronous IPC, algorithm complexity, and garbage collection. Examine the UI redesign process and main thread optimizations that contributed to Firefox Quantum's enhanced speed and efficiency.