Ilya has never disappointed me with any of his articles. They are always top notch, and this one is no exception. As a Chrome user, seeing how things work behind the scenes (and why) is fascinating!
After processing the full article, I'm completely amazed at all the extreme lengths Chrome goes employs to speed page loading. From the networking stack, with it's abundance of optimisations and resource reuse, to the massive (and slightly scary) intelligence of the predictions stack, it all combines to make one heck of a browser!
Even if Chrome had only 10% of its current features, I appreciate the fact that it provided competition into the browser market and spurred innovation by _everyone_. The benefit to the internet community as a whole is tremendous.
