Thomas Ummels is a freelance Javascript developer who created the web based Gantt chart tool www.tomsplanner.com. A Gantt chart application to create and share project schedules, project plannings and project timlines. Easier than MS Project and faster than Excel. No more messy Excel spreadsheets with tom'splanner Gantt chart templates. The Gantt chart software is almost entirely written in Javascript using the latest Front End technolgies including Jquery and ecluding Ext-js. Tom'splanner enables you to share your Gantt charts and project schedules online.

Freelance Front-End/Javascript | Creator of Gantt Chart Software Tom'splanner

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Google chrome's javascript at lightening speed.

Google just released their own browser chrome. It is said to have a javascript with lightening speed. Since the TomsPlanner code is all about javascript performance I was curious if it would be noticeable. And I can tell you it IS! After testing TomsPlanner for months on IE6 on a five year old laptop while developing, running it in Chrome truly seems at lightening speed. I am really enthusiastic!

To be honest I don't expect the whole world to ditch IE and switch to Chrome instantly. People are just to stuck in their own ways (otherwise everybody would be using Opera right now). In that perspective the arrival of Chrome could be seen as a nuisance. It just means another browser to test against when developing websites and applications. And IE6 on my five year old laptop stays my main testing setup. But with also Firefox 3.1 coming up the benchmark for javascript engine speed for the IE team is getting higher and higher which is a really good thing for the javascript language in general. So exiting times coming up!

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Thomas Ummels, freelancer and senior Javascript developer. Creator of the Gantt chart software www.tomsplanner.com. A Gantt chart tool that anables you to share project timelines and Gantt charts online. An alternative for Excel templates and/or MS Project. It is faster than Excel. Gantt chart templates enable you to create Project plans and schedules fast and easy. The Gantt chart tool is written in Javascript using the latest Front End technolgies including Jquery and ecluding Ext-js. Although Thomas Ummels has extensive experience using the Extjs framework. Tom'splanner enables you to share your Gant charts and project schedules online.