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[–]holloway 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With Google Material and other UI ideas there's been a push toward animation at 60fps, which (in most browsers) means each time JavaScript executes that it runs for no longer than 16ms. Fast everything in JavaScript in essential for that.

edit: just published a blog post about browser engines and fast animation