It looks like the “Google Browser” finally landed.
Seeing as I am a Google fanboy, I’ve been waiting for this the second I heard it was happening. The fact that they got Scott McCloud to create a 38 page comic detailing Chrome’s features adds bonus points!
From my perspective, the three most interesting features, in order of importance are;
- Separate threads for each tab/plugin/window.
- Javascript compiler
- Open source
We’ve already seen what Firefox’s entry into the browser market has done to the “industry”, it’ll be interesting to see whether Google can shake it up any more.
There are a few things missing though, although they aren’t show-stoppers;
- Ad blocker – Aparently there are adverts on the web, I wouldn’t know, seeing as I’ve been using Firefox with adblock plus since it was released.
- Spell checker – I’m lost without this, where oh where are my red underlines?
So far though, I’m really looking forward to working with Chrome, it’s underlying engine is Webkit, which is also used by Safari. Looks like Open Source cross pollination is the way forward!
