Google Has Done It Again, Chrome Is A Winner

Google has done it again with the release of their new web browser, Google Chrome. An online comic-book was written and released to explain the Google Chrome details.

Take a look.

Most of my review is within the youtube video below. Additional information is below that.

There are three main differences between Google Chrome and other competing web browsers.

The most important is that each process within the browser is sand-boxed. Sand-boxing is a programming term that means each process is segregated from every other process. What this means is that each browser tab runs independently and cannot cause the entire browser to crash. This is one of the biggest problems with the current crop of browsers that are in use. Their core was designed in a time when people did not run as many browser windows concurrently as we do today and the web was not as complicated. Javascript and Flash plugins are notorious for causing the browser to crash and for all of your work to be lost.

Google Chrome however was built from the ground up to circumvent this problem by locking each tab into its own process. So your data is safe when you are surfing.

The second major feature is the improved Javascript runtime. If you have been to a complicated site in a while you may notice that it takes a while to load. This is probably because of either Flash or Javascript. Javascript is kind of a strange programming language in that it is not very well supported across browsers and as such has evolved into something of a dirty and hack filled mess.

Google Chrome features a new Javascript engine that is purported to be ten times faster than any other. While I don’t believe that bit of marketing as the absolute truth I have noticed a marked improvement in speed when surfing. A number of independent sources have tested the new javascript engine, and have seen speed improvements as well.

What this means for the entire Internet community is that other web browsers will be forced to innovate, and upgrade their current Javascript engine. This will be incredibly powerful in the continuing development of the web.

Finally Google Chrome is poised to be not just a web browser but a full web platform. Google Chrome features integration with Google Gears which allows you to take your online applications; offline. This is important for Google, which is a web company, because it finally allows them to reach you, even when you cannot connect to the internet. The improved Javascript engine means that their trademark applications run quick. Sand-boxing makes the browser a fully capable replacement for the Office workstation.

Google stands to corner the online application market with this wonderful product. Since it is still in beta it will just keep getting better.