Multi-process Architecture in Google Chrome

September 12th, 2008

The folks over at Chromium Blog have posted a lengthy write-up on multi-process architecture and how it applies to Google Chrome. It’s a must-read if you’re interested in this kind of thing.

The story behind Chrome

September 4th, 2008

Wired.com has an extensive write-up on the people and reasoning behind Google Chrome. It’s an interesting read, and helps put the whole venture in context.

IconWorkshop Lite for Visual Studio 2008

August 12th, 2008

As part of its dramatic User-Interface overhaul, Windows Vista added support for high-definition 256×256 pixel application icons. Unfortunately, Visual Studio 2008’s lackluster icon editor offers no support for the new standard.

Thankfully, the Visual C++ Team Blog brings word of a free ‘Lite’ edition of the impressive IconWorkshop from Axialis Software. IconWorkshop Lite even integrates directly into Visual Studio 2008.

The software is available here, and the Visual C++ Team Blog announcement is here.