Speed is a Big Deal, Measuring it is in Chrome 6
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by Daniel Cawrey in News, Tips
The Chromium blog today has a post up about the importance of load times for a web page. In fact, it is so important that Chrome 6 will offer developers the ability to test load times on the fly while they are doing their thing. It’s actually a standard being worked out across all browsers called Web Timing. Developers can see it under window.webkitPerformance. Not a bad idea, since Google has made it clear in the past that speed is a big factor in search rankings.
Consider the case in point by the Google Research blog that points to “more usage, as measured by number of searches, reflects more satisfied users”, meaning that controlled tests on this very subject prove the point that speed makes people happy. This continues to reiterate their insistence on emphasizing a fast-loading web, and for good reason. It’s what the people want out of their user experience.
That explains why I’m always unhappy when I’ve got to use this Windows 7 machine.
