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Posted by john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

Microsoft edge, the new browser for windows 10

Anyone know if it will be any good?

4 Answers

Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points
Chris Shaw
Chris Shaw
26,676 Points

I've tested it out and it's far more reliable than IE 9 & 10, one huge plus is support for ES6 (ECMAScript the 6th edition) along with many more HTML5 API's and CSS3 features, based on my testing, it outperforms every browser in startup times which is great since IE9-11 weren't the fastest browsers to load compared to Chrome and Firefox.

As for how sites work, you can load pretty much any website that uses HTML5, CSS3 and ECMAScript 5 standards and it will perform and look exactly the same as what it would in other browsers with the same support.

Like jenyufu metioned, it's still lacking far behind that of Chrome and Firefox which is very disappointing considering Microsoft claimed it to be the next best browser with the latest technologies, even once Windows 10 officially drops I'm sticking with Chrome.

Just my 2 cents.

jenyufu
jenyufu
3,311 Points
jenyufu
jenyufu
3,311 Points

Going a bit off topic: Chrome pretty much has all the developer extensions like Codota, Postman, etc. That Firefox lacks and is way behind. Developers pretty much must have Chrome. I tried sticking with Firefox and not transitioning to Chrome because Firefox had that awesome procrastination blocker: LeechBlock(which blocks you from removing the add-on once timer expires so you can't cheat) that Chrome didn't have. But alias. Even I had to make the switch.

Oh yeah, how did you mention someone's name? that was sick. (its not in the markdown cheatsheet, although it should be).

jenyufu
jenyufu
3,311 Points
jenyufu
jenyufu
3,311 Points

I heard its definitely a lot better than IE but its still not as good as Chrome: Its going to actually be up to web standards and show html5 websites correctly, also going to have extensions, not the stupid add-on crap they had for IE 10. http://lifehacker.com/is-microsoft-edge-any-good-1702545838

L MOHAN ARUN
L MOHAN ARUN
769 Points
L MOHAN ARUN
L MOHAN ARUN
769 Points

I tested ACID support for Microsoft Edge and it turned out 100/100 score, the same as Chrome. I also tested HTML5 support and it (Microsoft Edge browser) got a pretty good score.

Rhett Herring
PLUS
Rhett Herring
Courses Plus Student 11,023 Points
Rhett Herring
Rhett Herring
Courses Plus Student 11,023 Points

Edge is great... as is Chrome... the only drawback to Chrome is that its not currently a Color Managed browser. That has zero implication for programming but if you're a photographer you will learn quickly the limits.