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Chrome 35 Launches With New APIs and JavaScript Features

An anonymous reader writes "Google today released Chrome version 35 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Android. The new version is mainly for developers, especially those building Web content and apps for mobile devices – this release doesn't appear to have any new features targeted at the end user. "

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  1. Re:don't be stupid by NotInHere · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You are not stupid when you develop "web apps" -- you get al your customer's data. You are only stupid when you use them for more serious things than 2048.

  2. Re:don't be stupid by rudy_wayne · · Score: 5, Insightful

    this release doesn't appear to have any new features targeted at the end user. "

    Good. Browsers should have stopped adding "features" 5 years ago. Display web pages and shut the fuck up.

  3. Does it have an API for NoScript yet? 5 years? by dicobalt · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Been waiting for that 5 years now... http://forums.informaction.com...

  4. Which environment instead? by tepples · · Score: 4, Insightful

    What cross-platform application environment would you recommend other than the HTML stack? Oracle Java and Adobe Flash/AIR don't have a spotless security record either. Or would you prefer to have to write 14 different native applications for 14 different platforms? You could have a web app written, tested, and deployed before you even finish applying to become an authorized developer on half of those platforms.

    1. Re:Which environment instead? by aztracker1 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      For the most part the cross browser stuff is pretty straight forward these days, and if you're building a web application (not site) you can limit yourself to modern browsers without too much trouble... depending on your browser feature needs of course. IE11 is decent, 10 isn't bad, and 9 is doable. If you use react, angular or ember as a base, it's as good as most component ui systems. It's still easier than a cross platform codebase for native apps.

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      Michael J. Ryan - tracker1.info