I'm pretty sure that the snappiness of HTML5 applications has little to do with the execution speed of JS. In most modern browser VM's JS actually is faster than AS3, the trouble starts when dealing with UI stuff, which is more DOM or Canvas related.
another 2 cents... Roland On 29 January 2013 21:24, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: > > How would AS3 and JS versions of a typical app perform? If the AS3 > version > > is running 100% at 30fps, could the JS version keep up? Or do you expect > the > > JS version to out-perform? > > > > I guess its too early to answer these questions with any degree of > > certainty, but what are the expectations? > > I think the current state of JS VMs will ensure at least comparable > performance. > > EdB > > > > -- > Ix Multimedia Software > > Jan Luykenstraat 27 > 3521 VB Utrecht > > T. 06-51952295 > I. www.ixsoftware.nl > -- regards, Roland -- Roland Zwaga Senior Consultant | Stack & Heap BVBA +32 (0)486 16 12 62 | rol...@stackandheap.com | http://www.stackandheap.com http://zwaga.blogspot.com http://www.springactionscript.org http://www.as3commons.org
