Why I never use Google Chrome dspite it being teh fastest

[Zxian]

Just came upon this cutie from early 2014:
http://news.yahoo.com/google-chrome-listen-conversations-224259697.html

You can't be serious...

They're suggesting to use an unsecure connection for every website because of the fear of voice recording? How about they suggest that you go into the options and simply disable access to your webcam and microphone for all websites?

I can't be bothered with setting up every whitelist for NoScript for Firefox, but how is that different than disabling JavaScript from within Chrome's settings and whitelisting specific addresses?

This thread is full of people blaming one piece of software for issues that are largely unrelated to that software specifically. We've already identified that the WYSIWYG issue has to do with a Javascript error on vBulletin's end, and pretty much everything else is a matter of preference. Most of the default preferences can be disabled from within Chrome's own options and flags. The only significant advantage that Firefox's Adblock has over Chrome is that it prevents the content download in the first place instead of simply hiding/removing it.

 

[crashtech]

It's funny, the one thing I really like about Chrome is that it has both "Paste" and "Paste as plain text" as options in the right-click menu. Most of the time I am adding my own formatting to stuff, all I want is the verbage.

 

[veafled]

The only significant advantage that Firefox's Adblock has over Chrome is that it prevents the content download in the first place instead of simply hiding/removing it.

Adblock on Chrome blocks content download. Where did you get the erroneous idea that it doesn't block content download on Chrome? Adblock uses this API: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/webRequest

 

[NewYorksFinest]

To the OP...

 

[Zxian]

Adblock on Chrome blocks content download. Where did you get the erroneous idea that it doesn't block content download on Chrome? Adblock uses this API: https://developer.chrome.com/extensions/webRequest

Maybe my information is out of date, but I remember discussions at some point regarding Chrome's implementation of Adblock only hiding elements. If Adblock and ABP use the API you mentioned, then Firefox really doesn't have much going for it.

 

[veafled]

If Adblock and ABP use the API you mentioned, then Firefox really doesn't have much going for it.

It does, I verified myself that it does indeed block net requests. This can be seen in the source code as well: https://hg.adblockplus.org/adblockpluschrome/file/37ab0d40be2b/webrequest.js#l76

 

[desura]

Blame the web developer when a website doesn't work. When you only have to deal with modern browsers, making a functional website is not that hard. If you're having to support IE6-8, then that's a different matter.

What features don't work for you?

lately certain checkboxes wouldn't check on ebay.com while I was using Chrome.

Worked fine in firefox.

There are numerous other examples. They don't stay broken for long and are usually fixed (or broken again) in a few days when Chrome updates itself.

Then again, occasionally for serious stuff like taxes, I've found that Chrome didn't work right. In general it's probably best to use Firefox when doing serious work.

 

[crashtech]

I use Chrome AND Firefox, every day. For most things, they are interchangeable. Once in a while, Chrome won't do something right, and I'll paste the link into Firefox, or vice versa. Even rarer, neither of them will work, so I paste the link into IE. If that doesn't work, I paste the link into an email to the webmaster.

 

[Morbus]

Gosh, I don't envy you. I'm a web dev, and *I* can't say I use more than one browser. If something doesn't work on Firefox, it's probably not worth the trouble of opening the start menu, let alone use another browser.

 

[crashtech]

I guess I don't see what the big deal is. For my business there are sites that are important for me to visit, some of them work better with certain browsers. It takes a matter of seconds to pop open another browser and paste a link. Maybe I am just accustomed to all that hard labor of clicking, highlighting, pasting... no rest for the wicked.

 

[Zxian]

It does, I verified myself that it does indeed block net requests. This can be seen in the source code as well: https://hg.adblockplus.org/adblockpluschrome/file/37ab0d40be2b/webrequest.js#l76

Good to know - thanks!

 

[Zxian]

lately certain checkboxes wouldn't check on ebay.com while I was using Chrome.

Worked fine in firefox.

There are numerous other examples. They don't stay broken for long and are usually fixed (or broken again) in a few days when Chrome updates itself.

Then again, occasionally for serious stuff like taxes, I've found that Chrome didn't work right. In general it's probably best to use Firefox when doing serious work.

That's likely a case with error handling then. Firefox has historically had very good error handling, but that's again an issue that lies with the web developer. Try to validate just about any page on Ebay with W3C - it fails miserably.

Gosh, I don't envy you. I'm a web dev, and *I* can't say I use more than one browser. If something doesn't work on Firefox, it's probably not worth the trouble of opening the start menu, let alone use another browser.

Good thing I can't recommend you develop for any of my clients. What kind of attitude is that to take when you tell your clients "I develop Foxsites, not websites."


Both of you are probably suffering from the mentality of many older devs who switched from IE to Firefox and haven't looked back. Because it works for the dev, it must clearly work for everyone. Then the rest of us get left with crappy, broken websites.

 

[Morbus]

Good thing I can't recommend you develop for any of my clients. What kind of attitude is that to take when you tell your clients "I develop Foxsites, not websites."

Now take into consideration that I test our websites for all browsers, across all platforms, and just imagine how much I DON'T use multiple browsers...

 

[crashtech]

What tests a website to work on a particular browser that is not the browser in question? I must be dense, but it seems like browsing the page with the actual software in question would be the final test of functionality.

 

[Morbus]

Yeah, you must be dense.

What I said is "*I* can't say I use more than one browser".

Make of that what you will.

 

[G73S]

Yeah, you must be dense.

What I said is "*I* can't say I use more than one browser".

Make of that what you will.

I'm like j00, I hate having multiple browsers...that's why does it for me....works on every site, has a WYSIWYG editor compatible with older vBulletin forums such as this site and others, is fast as heck, and along with the IE Tab, I never need more than this browser.

 

[Rottie]

I am glad I didn't have to install Chrome or Firefox. Safari is good enuff for me and if I am on Windows IE11 is good too.

 

[stockwiz]

I reworked my bookmarks to work with chrome. Rather than being stuck with the idea of having them on the left side of the screen ala firefox I put individual folders in the bookmarks toolbar.... so when I click on a folder the bookmarks open up.. synced across all browsers... in the end I prefer it to what I was doing... looks something like this...

 

[domelo]

I am glad I didn't have to install Chrome or Firefox. Safari is good enuff for me and if I am on Windows IE11 is good too.

I think chrome and firefox are way faster than IE11 or other browsers especially if you haven't installed any ad blocker on them as they slow down their speed. Isn't it?

 

[RampantAndroid]

I think chrome and firefox are way faster than IE11 or other browsers especially if you haven't installed any ad blocker on them as they slow down their speed. Isn't it?

Run sunspider against Chrome and IE...IE should win, and has for a while. IE also uses much less memory.

 

[ninaholic37]

I think chrome and firefox are way faster than IE11 or other browsers especially if you haven't installed any ad blocker on them as they slow down their speed. Isn't it?

I have never tried IE11 (besides on store display laptops), probably never will.

 

[Muadib]

IE11 is just as fast as chrome. I only use chrome on my desktop now to sync my bookmarks with my phone & tablets.

 

[lamedude]

Apple is adding LLVM to speed up JS so soon it might be the fastest.

In my day we interpreted JS on CPUs 10x slower and not even once did we complain about speed.

 

[prithvitheprime]

Apart from automatic Google translate i hate all the features and UI on the Chrome. It crashes always. I do use Firefox for years and am happy with it.

 

[inf1nity]

This is your 7th or 8th thread on this topic. Give it a break.