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Google Has Retired the Octane JavaScript Benchmark Suite
Google’s Octane JavaScript benchmark has been put out to pasture due to developers focusing on optimizing for higher benchmark scores despite detrimental effects to actual real-world performance. The Octane web browser benchmark is a popular tool introduced in 2012 that tests software capabilities via cut-down versions of semi-realistic workloads but…
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Google Releases Dart 1.1, Improves JavaScript Performance
Google released its own JavaScript alternative, Dart, a couple of months ago, while claiming to be just as good if not better than the common JavaScript. While Dart is really good in its own V8 JavaScript engine, it did not perform as well when compiled with the help of its…
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SmallBlock Desktops Announced By Velocity Micro
Velocity Micro, the premier builder of award-winning enthusiast desktops, gaming PCs, laptops, and peripherals announces the immediate availability of the SmallBlock, a revolutionary new line of Mini ITX desktops for all customers. Inspired by the compact, envy-inducing V8 engines of classic muscle cars, SmallBlock desktops embody the ideals of ultra…
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