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The Future of Google Chrome

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the didn't-safari-just-poach-their-best-features dept.

TRNick writes "Lars Bak, who heads up development of Google Chrome's cornerstone javascript engine, talks about why Google is so focused on in-browser javascript performance, the role Chrome has played in driving up javascript performance in other browsers, and why it's taking so long to introduce support for third-party extensions. 'The web is becoming an integral part of the computer and the basic distinction between the OS and the browser doesn't matter very much any more,' he says."

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  1. I know the future... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Being uninstalled?

  2. Re:annoyed by m.ducharme · · Score: 5, Funny

    incidentally, you may be unaware of the distinction made in the UK between pants and trousers, i.e. that pants are what one wears under trousers.

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  3. Re:annoyed by teh+kurisu · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is why Superman dresses as he does. He landed in America, and was told to wear his pants on the outside.