> I remember when Chrome launched and it was revolutionary how it was one-process-per-tab (technically, it's site isolation not tab isolation but let's not get lost in the sauce). No longer could an errant website take down your entire browser (mostly)
I still used Opera 12 in 2016 when I finally searched for an alternative. Not only did websites crash(upside down bird) way more often in Chrome (multiple times a week in Chrome vs. once every two weeks in Opera), but every time a crashed tab took the entire browser with it! It's one of those times where you question reality. Everyone says one thing, your experience says something else!
It literally took years for that feature to materialise. Now™ if a tab crashes, the browser stays. Since I'm a Vivaldi user now I couldn't even tell if that's more Vivaldi's or Chrome's doing.
I also remember, opening a new tab in Opera 12 was without delay. You gave the command and it was just there. On Chrome, with a !EIGHT!YEAR!newer! CPU it took 3 to 4 seconds! I figured it must be the 4MB JPG background image I chose. Sure enough, it was the image. Without it, it was still 1/2 seconds to open a new tab, though. Only now, with an even newer CPU, it feels on par with Opera 12.
I still used Opera 12 in 2016 when I finally searched for an alternative. Not only did websites crash(upside down bird) way more often in Chrome (multiple times a week in Chrome vs. once every two weeks in Opera), but every time a crashed tab took the entire browser with it! It's one of those times where you question reality. Everyone says one thing, your experience says something else!
It literally took years for that feature to materialise. Now™ if a tab crashes, the browser stays. Since I'm a Vivaldi user now I couldn't even tell if that's more Vivaldi's or Chrome's doing.
I also remember, opening a new tab in Opera 12 was without delay. You gave the command and it was just there. On Chrome, with a !EIGHT!YEAR!newer! CPU it took 3 to 4 seconds! I figured it must be the 4MB JPG background image I chose. Sure enough, it was the image. Without it, it was still 1/2 seconds to open a new tab, though. Only now, with an even newer CPU, it feels on par with Opera 12.