Google’s “Native Client” Browser Plugin

By Bill Thorp

The blogs are abuzz today with Google’s new cross-browser, cross-platform plugin that allows native x86 code to be run from a browser with minimal code tweaking.

Called Native Client, its complete with sandboxing, Javascript interop, a Quake demo and …  Yet Another Globe Application!!

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This really escalates the Javascript / Flash / Silverlight wars…. x86?!

Hello OpenGL, goodbye vector drawing performance woes.

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