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.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
Processors
What we want
The old browser
The rendering engine
Why Quantum
Project Contour
The compositor
Style
Lynn Clark
Quantum Flow
Better scrolling
Synchronous IPC
Algorithm Complexity
Garbage Collection
UI Redesign
Main Thread 20
Outro
Taught by
Mozilla Hacks
