Google’s new Brotli algorithm is about to supercharge Web browsing

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/DKcBRqDYLJIZ970iVXCkpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en-US/homerun/digital_trends_973/6348a2e3e23fc9397e99ef716602620d (http://news.yahoo.com/google-brotli-algorithm-supercharge-browsing-190318631.html)Google Chrome may be one of the-fastest-browsers around, but that doesn’t-mean there isn’t room for improvement. Luckily, the team behind the venerable Internet browser hasn’t been sitting idle. Starting in the very near future, Chrome’s-getting Brotli (“small bread” in Swiss German), a new page compression algorithm-that decreases load times. Brotli, which was revealed in September as a replacement for-Chrome’s-outgoing Zopfli algorithm, uses a more efficient data format to improve the compression of scripts-by up to 26 percent. That should mean-faster website-rendering-and better space utilization in most case, Google says, but the potential applications extend beyond mere page content. Compression engineer Zoltan Szabadka sees Brotli being used in image-optimization and website pre-fetching on unreliable connections, and perhaps even-font compression in scenarios where high-resolution typography isn’t a necessity (e.g., smartphones and other small-screen devices). Subsequently, Google expects all users (but especially those on mobile) to see-“lower data transfer fees and reduced battery use.” Related: Speed up Chrome and save bandwidth with Google’s new data saver extension Brotli’s but part of Google’s multi-pronged approach to speeding up the Web. Data Saver, a Chrome extension which the company released on Android in December and on PCs in March, reduces-bandwidth usage by-using Google intermediary-servers to optimize Web pages. The company’s in-development-BoringSSL is a streamlined, lightweight alternative to-cryptology library OpenSSL. And since 2013,-Google’s been working to replace-Chrome’s underlying WebKit rendering engine with its speedier, more efficient Blink codebase. Thankfully, Google’s not keeping its compression breakthroughs close to the chest: Brotli’s free for any development team to implement. It’s already coming to Firefox, Google says, and is “under consideration” by Microsoft’s Edge team. You’ll have to wait a few weeks to give it a whirl and it’ll only work on HTTPS connections initially, but rest soundly-with-the knowledge that your Web browsing is about to get turbocharged.



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