Batu69 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 New version of the browser won't take up as much memory, especially on mobile devices, Google programmers promise. One Chrome component uses 40 percent less memory on sites like Imgur, Twitter and Reddit. A version of Chrome due in a two months will give your PC or phone back some of that precious memory it's been gobbling up. Memory is a scarce resource in computing devices, making apps run faster and letting them do more. As websites get more complex and web browsers get more powerful, though, they gobble up more and more memory. Memory usage reductions are great. But don't expect that your hardware will be suddenly liberated. Historically, as PCs and phones steadily got more memory, programmers writing apps and websites added new features to take advantage of it. The Chrome team working on V8, the part of the browser that runs the JavaScript programs that make websites tick, "significantly reduced the memory footprint" of websites like Imgur, Reddit, Twitter and The New York Times. The changes come in Chrome 55, due in December. How much? One aspect called heap memory dropped 50 percent on average; another called zone memory dropped 40 percent. More optimization is in the works especially for lower-end devices with less than a gigabyte of memory. Article source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bausch Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Good news. Looking forward to leaner Chrome. In the article it says: Quote Historically, as PCs and phones steadily got more memory, programmers writing apps and websites added new features to take advantage of it. While part of it is true. In my opinion, I believe that some programmers got more sloppy with their coding. Counting on the memory increase on newer systems to hide the flaws. In modern programming, focus is on anything else but quality, and security. Mostly depending on external libraries for all tasks, no matter how simple they might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc71520 Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 11 hours ago, Batu69 said: New version of the browser won't take up as much memory. I hope they keep their promise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Frog Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 i not mind it using my ram, its put to work but then again it should not take for granted. welcome step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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