On Chrome…
Within the last few days, a major player has stamped their intentions on the web browser market: Google. Not only did they enter the Microsoft, Mozilla, Opera fray, but they came to win.
Google Chrome was released early in the month of September and is going to have a major impact on the way we view the web. Skeptical at first, I viewed the Google Chrome Comic Book (no really, it’s actually a comic book) with all of the information on the new browser, and then I took it for a test drive. I have to admit that I’m awfully impressed.
First of all, Chrome is FAST. Most browsers hype being quicker than their competitors/predecessors, but Chrome actually delivers. I have not run any official benchmarking on the software yet, but I believe you’ll notice a difference. Not only is the browser fast, but it’s also clean. Not a ton of stuff to distract you from your web trek.
Additionally, the browser just feels intuitive. It asks you the questions you want to answer in the options panel. The new tab page is very YouTube esque in suggesting where you might like to go next — a very nice touch.
All of this ignores the hardwork that was actually done under the hood of Chrome. Completely open-source, Google Chrome manages to please the developing community by making everything available for their “competitors” to use in their own projects. Competitors is in quotes back there because…if you view the comic book…Google is trying to promote the advancement of web browsing for the betterment of the world, not just to usurp the current leaddog — not something even Mozilla can really say. They’ve built a custom Javascript engine for this project, V8, and used Apple’s WebKit and Mozilla Firefox to help complete the package.
In the end, the browser is more secure, faster, and intuitive then any other browser I’ve ever used. This coming from an ardent Mozilla backer. You should really check it out:
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