August 31, 2011 at 23:50The most important feature of Chrome
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Ben Goodger, a former Mozilla developer who now works for Google on the Chrome team, believes auto-update is one of Chrome’s most important features.
Chrome automatically updates in the background and ensures that it always has the latest features and bug fixes. You no longer have to worry about version numbers, the list of features of the latest version, and you can no longer decide not to upgrade to a new version due to annoying changes. Extensions are also updated in the background, and you always use the latest versions. This is great for developers who don’t need to support older versions of Chrome and spend a lot of time testing their sites and extensions. It is also great for users who can count on a secure browser with the latest security fixes and better malware protection. They can also use the latest web applications without having to worry about updating their browser.
The quick release cycle for Chrome versions works well because of the auto-updater. Annoying users with notifications of new versions forces people to delay updating their browsers. Some of them will find ways to disable the updater and will continue to use the old version of the browser. Ben Goodger believes that the invisibility of the updater is very important:
I believe auto-updater is the most important feature of Chrome because it allows other features to appear. Ever since Chrome was released back in 2008, it has been constantly improving, it has added support for new web technologies, new features in the interface, new APIs for extensions and advanced security features. Without a powerful auto-updater, many Chrome users would still use the outdated version and could not use all this. Sometimes a lack of choice can greatly improve a program.
Auto-update is one of the killer features of Chrome. It is magical because it continuously updates the entire development platform discreetly and often. His support influenced the way we structure our development process. It was also one of the first features of Chrome. If we recall the history of the project long before it was publicly launched in 2008, the auto-update project was one of the first that we started working on. The idea was to give people an empty window with an auto-updater. After they installed it, an empty window gradually turned into a browser. And today - five years after our auto-updater started updating an almost empty window, that could barely load web pages is now a tool for delivering an incredibly complex web technology platform to our users' computers, which in turn allows web application developers to create an amazing new online experience. I have never seen such an effective platform update mechanism before.
Chrome automatically updates in the background and ensures that it always has the latest features and bug fixes. You no longer have to worry about version numbers, the list of features of the latest version, and you can no longer decide not to upgrade to a new version due to annoying changes. Extensions are also updated in the background, and you always use the latest versions. This is great for developers who don’t need to support older versions of Chrome and spend a lot of time testing their sites and extensions. It is also great for users who can count on a secure browser with the latest security fixes and better malware protection. They can also use the latest web applications without having to worry about updating their browser.
The quick release cycle for Chrome versions works well because of the auto-updater. Annoying users with notifications of new versions forces people to delay updating their browsers. Some of them will find ways to disable the updater and will continue to use the old version of the browser. Ben Goodger believes that the invisibility of the updater is very important:
Chrome's auto-update system is deceptively simple. I say “deceptively” because it is completely invisible to users, but in fact it is supported by many complex technologies and processes. The key point here is "completely invisible." We made numerous improvements to the auto-updater during the development of Chrome, including one major change when we overclocked our releases from one in a quarter to one every six weeks. But from the point of view of the Chrome user, still ... Chrome.
I will focus on invisibility because this is important:
Chrome Auto Update works silently in the background, never distracting you. If there is an update, he will download it and prepare it so that the next time it starts the browser it will be its latest version. Something like starting up Gmail is the latest version.
I believe auto-updater is the most important feature of Chrome because it allows other features to appear. Ever since Chrome was released back in 2008, it has been constantly improving, it has added support for new web technologies, new features in the interface, new APIs for extensions and advanced security features. Without a powerful auto-updater, many Chrome users would still use the outdated version and could not use all this. Sometimes a lack of choice can greatly improve a program.