New Kid on the Browser Block

[l33tminion]

Google has released their own web browser called Chrome (more info here in comic form). I'm trying it out now. While there are still a few rough spots to smooth over (that's what beta tester feedback is for, after all), the interface is innovative, and the WebKit rendering engine and v8 JavaScript engine make it blazingly fast. I'm unlikely to switch from Firefox as Chrome lacks that level of customizability (there are some extensions I wouldn't want to do without). Still, I'll be keeping this copy installed and watching its development.

I hope the Firefox developers will be inspired to make better optimizations based on this, or even to start using WebKit and/or v8 whole-sale. They're open source, after all.

Comments

[chiaki777.livejournal.com]

sounds like a lot of 1337 5p34|< to me. As always, I'll just sit around all stubborn like and try it out when it's no longer all that cool to be new.

[l33tminion]

It's worth waiting if you're not interested in bleeding edge stuff. Like I said, there are still some bugs to smooth out.

If you're a customization junkie it's probably not the best choice, but for those who are just looking for a web browser, it seems very promising. I think it will do a better job of courting those who still prefer IE to Firefox for that reason.