Google releases Octane, an updated JavaScript benchmark that uses real world apps. Trace Hagan. TweakTown. Published Aug 21, 2012 12:34 PM CDT Updated Nov 3, 2020 12:27 PM CST.

Then there is Google’s V8 JavaScript benchmark, which only tests JavaScript performance-with a heavy emphasis on testing the performance of recursion, said John Resig, creator of the jQuery ...

Google's Chrome team just launched Octane, a new JavaScript benchmark suite that aims to measure real-world performance. Unlike most other benchmarks, which tend to use artificial tests developed ...

In addition, sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Wikipedia have demonstrated that the Octane benchmark wasn’t accurately reflecting how Google’s V8 JavaScript engine actually worked on real sites.

Google has designed Octane to measure the real-world performance of Javascript to replace the currently available benchmarking software suites, as they run artificial tests, and were created on an ...

Google has announced that its widely used Octane JavaScript benchmark is being retired, with Google saying that it's no longer a useful way for browser developers to determine how best to optimize ...

Google announced it was retiring its Octane JavaScript benchmark, saying most of its tests are outdated and contained bugs that allowed browser developers to cheat and obtain higher scores than ...

The announcement that third-party iPhone development wouldn't have a "native" SDK was met with much wailing and gnashing of teeth, but developers have adapted to developing Web 2.0 applications ...

Google unveil Octane, a JavaScript benchmark suite. Anthony joined TweakTown in 2010 and has since reviewed 100s of tech products.