On the stage of history

When Google launched Chrome in 2008, I wrote a short article about it.

This is the brief feeling at the time

The first feeling is simple, simple use after the feeling is to use very simple, interface can even be described as simple. However, the style and details of the whole interface is better, in line with the consistent style of Google home, other functions do not say, only a statistical comparison of the task manager, respectively open IE7\FF3\Opera\Chrome, in the task manager to view their memory occupancy, Each browser opens only one Google homepage and what does it see:

I don’t know why Chrome has the highest Total Memory, but its stability is still unknown.

 

The latest version of Chrome 83

Recently, Google released Chrome 83.0.4103.61 stable version, for the main content of the version of my public number also forward an introduction to the article for your reference, Chrome 83 released, support direct reading and writing local files! New cross-domain policy! .

This article doesn’t want to introduce too many new features, but just to explain why Chrome, after more than a decade of development, has become the most popular browser in the world, with 62.48 percent market share, according to StatCounter’s April update.

 

Why Chrome is so popular

  • The input box is the search box. In the earliest browser fields, you could really only type in web addresses, and you couldn’t be wrong at all. NohttpNo, the website is not written standard is not good. But Chrome input box has provided unlimited possibilities for users, input keywords to jump to the search engine search results page, enter the URL to jump to the corresponding page, but also can search local favorites, browsing records, Google is really the search started in Chrome input box reflected incisively and incisively.
  • Simple interface. It can be said that from the beginning of the birth of simple to simple style, to now the function continues to increase but still maintain a simple interface, you taste carefully, how to do the addition of time to maintain the interface of simplicity.
  • Automatic synchronization. Living in the age of clouds, of course, requires a landing everywhere synchronous cloud features. But then again, the Apple bucket smells good in that respect, too.
  • HTML5 is compatible. This, of course, is a favorite of front-end developers.
  • Developer tools. At this point, the original developer tools are probably Firebug on Firefox, but Chrome’s developer tools have become more powerful over time.

The resources

  1. statcounter Global Stats
  2. How did Zhihu Chrome become popular