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== About TraceMonkey ==
TraceMonkey adds native code compilation to Mozilla’s JavaScript engine (known as SpiderMonkey). It is based on a technique developed at UC Irvine called [http://www.ics.uci.edu/%7Efranz/Site/pubs-pdf/ICS-TR-06-16.pdf “trace trees“], and building on code and ideas shared with the Tamarin Tracing project. The net result is a massive speed increase both in the browser chrome and web page content.
== Playing with TraceMonkey ==
TraceMonkey is currently available for testing in [ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/nightly/latest-trunk/ nightly builds]. You will need to go take the following steps to turn it on:
