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by Moonchild » 2018-06-15, 23:49
If you want to know what all has changed... compare the source trees.
I understand the question being logical, but there is no direct answer because "what has changed" is literally many thousands of things. In JavaScript alone going from about 60% coverage of ECMAScript6 to 98%, plus added ES2016/ES2017 features is not "free". Similar changes and evolving standards are there in other parts of the browser, e.g. DOM, CSS, and hardware support.
Let me put it another way: Say, you have a game, let's call it Fantastico. If the game makers release a sequel with better AI, better graphics, broader sound support and smoother multiplayer networking, called Fantastico II, would you expect that sequel to use the same limited resources as Fantastico? No. We are looking at a similar level of change here; under the hood, Pale Moon 28 is a completely different beast than Pale Moon 27.
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