If you're reducing RAM usage while your competitor...
This is true so long as client-side (desktop, mobile) memory management does not penalise high memory use.
I'm already taking the approach of killing off my largest browser processes regularly, and need to look at more targeted ways of managing memory. I'd really like to see the parent browser process as a lightweight manager over subprocesses such that it can persist (rather than leaking multiple GB of RAM over the course of days), to the point my entire user session falls over with stunning regularity.
I have a shell script (currently triggered manually, hopefully subject to further refinement) which kills off the ten top browser processes. I'll often run that in a shell loop of 10--20 iterations. It barely keeps things manageable, and system hangs/reboots are still far more common than I'd like.
The way to change behaviours is to change costs. This is where OS devs have a choice before them, and application and remote service / SaaS devs and project managers might eventually start feeling the pain.
One reason I favour HN over numerous other options is that the site doesn't absolutely pig out my browser session(s).
And that said, if anyone has tips on both revealing and managing memory usage in Firefox, I'm quite receptive.
This is true so long as client-side (desktop, mobile) memory management does not penalise high memory use.
I'm already taking the approach of killing off my largest browser processes regularly, and need to look at more targeted ways of managing memory. I'd really like to see the parent browser process as a lightweight manager over subprocesses such that it can persist (rather than leaking multiple GB of RAM over the course of days), to the point my entire user session falls over with stunning regularity.
I have a shell script (currently triggered manually, hopefully subject to further refinement) which kills off the ten top browser processes. I'll often run that in a shell loop of 10--20 iterations. It barely keeps things manageable, and system hangs/reboots are still far more common than I'd like.
The way to change behaviours is to change costs. This is where OS devs have a choice before them, and application and remote service / SaaS devs and project managers might eventually start feeling the pain.
One reason I favour HN over numerous other options is that the site doesn't absolutely pig out my browser session(s).
And that said, if anyone has tips on both revealing and managing memory usage in Firefox, I'm quite receptive.