Thought that this might be of interest to Firefox users:
"Mozilla Firefox Quantum performs better in comparison to other browsers in my opinion and seems to be going strong. Like all apps though, it can slow down over time. To improve on this front, Firefox is contemplating to implement a new feature – Tab Warming. The feature intends to make the tab switching process faster for the users to help them save some extra seconds during their browsing sessions.
Tab Warming feature in Firefox
http://thewindowsclub.thewindowsclubco.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Firefox-Preferences.pngThe details of the Tab Warming feature in Firefox Nightly were revealed by Mozilla developer Mike Conley in a post on his personal blog. The precise definition says it’s a process of pre-emptively rendering the layers for a tab, and pre-emptively uploading them to the compositor when the browser is pretty sure you’re likely to switch to that tab.
Earlier, the browser followed somewhat different approach. The mechanism worked pretty well but the team of developers thought they could make it slightly better."
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