Web 2.0 Expo reveals more Chrome Goodness
September 22, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Highlights include:
- Google to support add-ons like Firefox and Greasemonkey scripts (the founder of GreaseMonkey now works on the Chrome team).
- A discussion of developer discontent on the lack of standards for browsers.
- Whether or not browsers have become more important than the OS when writing applications.
- Plenty of helpings of “do no evil” from Google when asked about their goals for Chrome.
See Darryl K. Taft’s full article here.
Chrome for Mac next, Sorry Linux; Plus New Developer Tools
September 18, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Speaking at Web 2.0 Expo, Google’s Ojan Vafai talked about Chrome coming to the Mac before Linux due to size of each market.
Maybe more interesting to the non-Mac users were Ojan’s comments about “soon to come” Chrome developer tools to make it easier to develop in Javascript.
Perhaps there will be a set of standard Chrome libraries to handle all the Javascript necessary for UI elements like dialog boxes and toolbars.
When a platform has great development tools that make developer’s lives easier, more time can be spent on creating new features.
Way to go Google!
More detail on Ojan’s talk from Larry Dignan at ZDNet here.
