What is Speedometer and Why is it Important?
Developed by Apple in 2013, Speedometer is a tool that has been used by web developers to measure the performance of web applications. It does this by simulating user interactions and measuring how quickly the application responds. The tool has been instrumental in helping developers optimize the performance of their web apps and ensure that they provide a smooth and seamless user experience for users. The latest stable release, named Speedometer 2.1, simulates user actions for adding, completing, and removing to-do items using multiple examples in TodoMVC, a project that offers a variety of JavaScript MVC frameworks to showcase a range of architectural approaches. It also includes a suite of tests that measure the performance of various frameworks and libraries, including React, Angular, and Vue.js.
What can we expect from Speedometer 3?
According to Google, the team aims to “build a collaborative understanding of performance on the web to help drive browser performance in ways that help users,” while Apple’s WebKit team added that the collaboration “will help us further improve the benchmark and improve browser performance for our users.” The three companies are collaborating using the joint governance model on GitHub to develop Speedometer 3. Not many details have been provided about the project at this time, as it seems to have just entered the initial stages of development. However, there is already a GitHub listing where users can see updates on Speedometer 3. Overall, the collaboration between Apple, Google, and Mozilla on the development of Speedometer 3 is a major step forward for the tech industry and web performance. By working together, these companies can help ensure that web developers have the tools and resources they need to create high-performing, user-friendly web applications.
