{"id":2463,"date":"2008-09-01T22:03:03","date_gmt":"2008-09-02T02:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libology.com\/blog\/?p=2463"},"modified":"2008-09-02T14:55:51","modified_gmt":"2008-09-02T18:55:51","slug":"google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libology.com\/blog\/2008\/09\/01\/google-chrome.html","title":{"rendered":"Google Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exciting news in the browser wars:\u00a0 Google is releasing<\/span> has released<\/a> a beta version of a web browser that it is calling Chrome<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Why does this matter?\u00a0 The open-source browser will feature:<\/p>\n

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  1. Every tab running in isolation from the other tabs – if something goes kablooey, you only lose that one particular tab.<\/li>\n
  2. Streamlined code designed for efficient running of online software, which translates into faster speeds and greater stability.<\/li>\n
  3. A new Javascript engine designed with future web applications in mind (and optimized versions of Google Apps<\/a>, I bet).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Even if Chrome doesn’t become a contender (and you won’t catch me making that bet) these and other features will certainly set the stage for advancements in other web browsers.<\/p>\n

    Google has released a 40 page comic book (web version<\/a>) (Pdf version<\/a>) detailing their reasons for creating Chrome and highlighting its features.<\/p>\n

    Why should this excite libraries?\u00a0 Just remember that the most exciting integrated library system out there, Evergreen<\/a>, uses the XPCOM framework<\/a> from the Mozilla project, and Chrome can likely be used in similar ways.<\/p>\n

    Here is a screen capture of Chrome’s logo (which reminds me a bit of the alien camera thingy in the 1953 version of War of the Worlds<\/a>).<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    thanks to CNet News<\/a> for reporting the leak…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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