18 votes

Google Chrome’s biggest challenge at age 10 might just be its own success

Tags: browsers, web

3 comments

  1. [3]
    balooga
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    Chrome's crazy fast speed and lightweight footprint were the reasons I switched to it from Firefox a decade ago. Firefox's recent gains in this area (and Chrome's increasing bloat) are the reasons...

    Chrome's crazy fast speed and lightweight footprint were the reasons I switched to it from Firefox a decade ago.

    Firefox's recent gains in this area (and Chrome's increasing bloat) are the reasons I switched back.

    Frankly I'm torn between Chrome's great developer experience and Firefox's ideology, but at the end of the day the latter is more important to me, and Quantum's performance just seals the deal. Mozilla has also been investing heavily into Firefox's dev tools, and they are nearly as good for my needs. As time goes by I'm trusting Google less and less and welcome such a strong alternative to their browser.

    14 votes
    1. [2]
      TheSaltShaker
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      There’s a specific Firefox dev edition as well with extra tools, too. I’m not a web dev but it seems pretty solid.

      There’s a specific Firefox dev edition as well with extra tools, too. I’m not a web dev but it seems pretty solid.

      5 votes
      1. balooga
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        Yep, that's the one I use! I'm more than satisfied with it.

        Yep, that's the one I use! I'm more than satisfied with it.

        4 votes