Tag: google chrome
Chrome Hucks HTTP://
by neetika on Apr.19, 2010, under Latest Web Technologies
Google’s developer version of the Chrome browser has made a significant change. In the URL the traditional first step, “http://” has been done away with.
Thom Holwerda, of OSNews, had an idea why.
“(T)he URL scheme bears little meaning to most people using a browser - they know it’s there and how to type it, but it doesn’t indicate anything to them. Since computing has been about abstracting away complexity for a while now, it was only a matter of time before browser makers started removing this piece of web history.”
There are problems with this change, as far as developers are concerned.
- The change itself was unclear. When developers started noticing it, they interpreted and reported it as a bug. It seems that Google perhaps did not converse with their developers prior to implementing this
- Although the http is hidden, it is not gone. So the change is a visual one, perhaps not a functional one.
- Some developers are worried about what will happen when working with the https or ftp protocols.
- This is not an agreed-upon move, industry-wide.
A moderator on Google’s Chrome code forum said, “we include “http:// when copying the URL to the clipboard, so it will still appear when pasted elsewhere.” This is a function that is apparently not in working order for a number of developers.
Google Chrome Continues to Grow at Other Browsers’ Expense
by neetika on Mar.04, 2010, under Trends
Remember how Google Chrome’s market share grew last month, but Firefox and Internet Explorer’s shares slipped downward ever-so-slightly? That trend continued in February, according to web analytics company Net Applications. This time, however, Chrome was the only browser to grow at all (Safari moved up a little bit in January, but not so this time around).
Chrome Chrome grew from 5.22% to 5.61% (0.39%) over the course of February. Internet Explorer Internet Explorer shrunk from 62.12% to 61.58% (0.54%), FirefoxFirefox from 24.43% to 24.23% (0.2%), Safari from 4.53% to 4.45% (0.08%) and Opera from 2.38% to 2.35% (0.03%).
Chrome’s adoption is (unsurprisingly) moving faster among web and tech enthusiasts.
While 14.8% among enthusiasts and 5.22% among the general population might not seem like much, it’s actually very impressive progress for a new browser. Chrome passed Safari to become the third most popular desktop browser in the world in December.
Net Applications also found that the archaic Internet Explorer 6 browser version declined another 0.24%. We’ve been saying “IE6 must die” for months now, and it looks like we’re slowly getting our wish. Expect the decline to speed up this month when YouTube drops its support.
