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Opera 10.5 alpha here soon, may finally include speedy Carakan Javascript engine
No, that's not Opera 10.5 pictured above, it's 10.2 alpha. 10.5's first snapshot won't be available for a few more days -- likely on the 22nd of December -- but it could be a very important release for the boys from Oslo.
In typical Opera fashion, the first murmurings about the new release are cryptic and don't give much away. Not at first glance, anyway. But with the post from Huib Kleinhout emphasizing speed, it's probably safe to assume that version 10.5 will mark the arrival of the Carakan Javascript engine.
Opera has been talking about Carakan for a while, saying that it will speed Javascript handling in Opera by as much as 250%. That could still put it well behind Webkit-based browsers like Google Chrome and Safari, but it's a necessary step if Opera hopes to keep pace with the rest of the top 5.
You'll read about the 10.5 as soon as Opera's engineers let us get our hands on it - I'm just hoping Carakan is under the hood when they do!
[via Softpedia]
In typical Opera fashion, the first murmurings about the new release are cryptic and don't give much away. Not at first glance, anyway. But with the post from Huib Kleinhout emphasizing speed, it's probably safe to assume that version 10.5 will mark the arrival of the Carakan Javascript engine.
Opera has been talking about Carakan for a while, saying that it will speed Javascript handling in Opera by as much as 250%. That could still put it well behind Webkit-based browsers like Google Chrome and Safari, but it's a necessary step if Opera hopes to keep pace with the rest of the top 5.
You'll read about the 10.5 as soon as Opera's engineers let us get our hands on it - I'm just hoping Carakan is under the hood when they do!
[via Softpedia]
Comments
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Subscribe to commentsDapxinDec 18th 2009 4:18PM
That can only be great news....especially for the few of us who find peace in Opera's simple way of making the internet beautiful....
bring it on folks!
smv_342Dec 18th 2009 4:33PM
I hope Carakan is FASTER than Webkit.
I hope the hype lives up to it's claim (remember Opera Unite?)
Zachary WaldowskiDec 18th 2009 5:26PM
WebKit is not a JavaScript engine. For completeness, JavaScriptCore comes with it in source form; however, Safari uses its own Apple-developed SquirrelFish while Chrome uses its own V8.
stoker25Dec 19th 2009 7:57PM
a build has leaked:
http://betaarchive.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=10574