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Quick Tip: 2 Chrome Extensions you Must Install
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Quick Tip: 2 Chrome Extensions you Must Install

on Mar 14th 2011 with 43 comments

In this video quick tip, rather than focusing on some specific coding technique, we’re going to review two excellent Chrome extensions that I highly recommend you install: StyleBot and Vimium.

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Switching to Chrome? Download these Extensions

Switching to Chrome? Download these Extensions

on May 13th 2010 with 72 comments

When Chrome first entered the browser wars in September 2008, although it quickly acquired a big 1% of the audience, many resented the fact it wasn’t as extensible as the long-time favorite Firefox browser. Developers want add-ons – things that’ll make their coding faster and easier, with less room for mistakes. Things which, let’s face it, Chrome couldn’t yet offer. But things have since changed.

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Why Web Developers Should Switch to Google Chrome

Why Web Developers Should Switch to Google Chrome

on Feb 10th 2010 with 188 comments

Check out Chrome 4′s great new features for developers, such as cross-platform support, awesome web inspector integration, and handy new extensions. It’s becoming more and more difficult to deny Chrome the title as the new browser for web developers. If it’s not quite there yet, it will be soon!

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Google Releases Chrome 4 Beta

Google Releases Chrome 4 Beta

on Nov 3rd 2009 with 69 comments

It’s amazing to see version four of a browser which has only been available for a little over a year. Compare that to Firefox, which took over six years to reach 3.6. Perhaps it’s just super smart marketing, or perhaps Chrome is putting an enormous amount of energy into the browser wars.

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Google enters the browser wars with Chrome.

Google Enters the Browser Wars with Chrome

on Sep 2nd 2008 with 91 comments

When a new browser enters the market, people generally split up into two categories. The first group thinks, “Great! Anything that moves us towards a more standards oriented environment is a good thing!” The other group, neither better nor worse, thinks to themselves, “Ohh gee. Yet another browser that I’ll have to test my sites in. Enter Chrome. Today, Google officially entered the browser wars. No matter which group you fall into, you’ll inevitably find yourself downloading this new browser.

If you compare the browsers of 1996 to the browsers of today, you’ll find that, truthfully, they haven’t evolved that much. Sure, they’re more standards aware. But generally speaking, they’ve essentially remained unchanged over the last decade. Google is hoping to change that.

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