"Back in the mid-2000s, web browsers were struggling to keep up with the modern web. Google's founders saw the browser as critical ("our entire business is people using a browser to access us and the Web" as CEO Eric Schmidt recalled[2]), yet the incumbents weren't architected for rich web apps. In 2006, a small team of ex-Firefox engineers at Google - led by Ben Goodger and Darin Fisher - started sketching ideas for a new browser built for the "cloud era.""
"Chrome turns 17 this week, and it feels like a good time to reflect on how far we've come in terms of Chrome's guiding principles: speed, security, stability, and simplicity [1]. In this write-up, I'll walk through Chrome's origins and evolution across these pillars (as best I know them), highlight key milestones (from multi-process architecture to AI-powered features), and share a few behind-the-scenes tidbits along the way."
Chrome launched in 2008 and evolved into a browser used by billions through a focus on speed, security, stability, and simplicity. Google assembled a small team of ex-Firefox engineers and browser veterans to redesign the browser for the cloud era. A key architectural innovation isolated tabs into separate processes to improve reliability and performance. Chrome introduced multi-process architecture, continuous performance optimizations, and advanced security measures while adding AI-powered features over time. The project emphasized relentless performance improvements, cutting-edge security efforts, and user experience, scaling from a Windows beta to a dominant, cross-platform browser.
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