Note that there are 1248 links on this page. That is probably 1240 more than you have on your page. The time the JavaScript takes to execute depends on the number of links. Assume that on your page the execution time of Linkurious would be reduced by about 99%.
Here are the average loading times of this page on a few browsers (WinXP, 1GB RAM, single core). Pretty much everyone’s JavaScript engine sucks except for Firefox and IE, to a lesser extent. Safari? Google? Opera? Some of you are going in the opposite direction.
| Browser | Load time (ms) |
|---|---|
| Firefox 3.5 | 220 |
| Firefox 3.0 | 280 |
| Firefox 2.0 | 420 |
| Firefox 1.5 | 4000 |
| Firefox 1.0 | 3500 |
| Firefox 0.8 | 4400 |
| IE 8 | 750 |
| IE 7 | I don’t feel like figuring out how to install the IE7 standalone |
| IE 6 | 1720 |
| IE 5.5 | 1560 |
| Chrome 4 | 2600 |
| Chrome 2 | 3100 |
| Opera 10RC | 1050 |
| Opera 9.6 | 2200 (WTF?) |
| Opera 9.0 | 750 |
| Safari 4 | 2150 |
| Safari 3.1 | 2450 |
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