Google Maps Creator Takes Browsers To The Limit

An anonymous reader writes "Addressing a crowd of developers in Sydney today, Google Maps creator Lars Rasmussen encouraged them to embrace bleeding edge technology in browser software. He cited the example of how Google Maps can command Internet Explorer to use VML (Vector Markup Language by Microsoft) to display a blue line between geographical points, but use a PNG graphic format and a linear description for the Firefox browser." From the article: "Firstly, the Web allows rapid deployment and there is no software for users to install. It's also much easier to make sure code runs on multiple browsers compared with multiple operating systems like Mac OS X and Windows. The downside is that browsers don't give programmers full access to a computer's resources such as memory, process power and hard disk space. This is a bottleneck the engineer sees being removed in future, although he thinks the simplicity of the current Web browsing experience needs to be maintained."

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[DodgeRules]

Google Maps crashes my Windows 98se PC using IE 6.0 everytime. I can use it for a very short time, then the browser locks up and I can't even kill the process. Then other system functions start to lock up. Eventually, the only thing I can do is hit the power button because it won't even let me shut down. Yeah, well tested code Google! Just what I would expect from visiting a web site, NOT! Start testing on older versions since there are still a lot of them still out there.

Re:Let the service begin

[MyLongNickName]

Brothers and sisters,

It has come to my attention that we have apostates and infidels in our midst. I brought you this fine hymn to lift your spirits. I got two "Amens!" from the crowd. And things were going well. Then, two vicious anti-Googles came along and interrupted our fine service.

The cowards used dastardly methods called the "overrated mod". You see, these coward won't come up to you face-to-face and speak evil about Google-the-beloved. They will only hide behind a curtain where no one can correct their wrong thinking.

Let us pray for these heretics. Pray that they will stop using MSN. Pray that they will stop with Ask Jeeves! and other false gods. Pray that they see the light. Or else eternal darkness will overcome them all. Only Google can save them.

And pray that Google comes out with that micropayment service they've been woring on. I need funds to support my ministry. In the meantime, please postal mail me checks to:

P.O. Box 2436
Ministry of Google Love
Los Angeles, California 93501

--Pastor Google