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simoncionyesterday at 2:17 PM1 replyview on HN

> Same browser, same browser settings, same OS and same plugins.

Neat. Did you test outside of the browser? Based on your report, it sounds like you didn't. As you must know, the renderers in web browsers are very, very complex. I suggest you test with a standalone video player before you go blaming the underlying windowing system for performance issues.


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LionEgoyesterday at 11:03 PM

> Neat. Did you test outside of the browser? Based on your report, it sounds like you didn't

I don't appreciate your snark.

Yes. Generally performance of the whole of machine felt more responsive under Wayland. I was actually stunned at how much of a difference it made. The machine went to sluggish and painful to use, to being reasonably decent.

Even if that wasn't the case that I saw a general performance uplift on this hardware. You have to explain to me how it couldn't have been the window system giving me the uplift in video playback in the browser because I will remind you.

- I was using the same browser (and version)

- I was using the same DE

- I was using the same hardware.

- I was using the same OS (I hadn't updated it between testing).

- I was using the same video.

The only thing that changed was that before I was using X11 and afterwards I was using Wayland.

> I suggest you test with a standalone video player before you go blaming the underlying windowing system for performance issues.

I will re-iterate, the only difference in the machine configuration was using Wayland over X11. So maybe stop being a condescending prick with your "Neat, but have you considered some BS that isn't relevant", because that was already eliminated. It is dismissive and rude and now I gave you a reply same vain.

In anycase I won't be replying to you further.