Google Demonstrates Chrome Native Client With Bastion

Multiple readers sent word that Bastion, an action RPG from indie developer Supergiant Games originally made for Xbox Live Arcade, has shown up in the Chrome Web Store. The purpose of the move is to showcase the browser's Native Client technology. From the article: "Ian Ellison-Taylor, Google's director of product management for the open Web platform, said that Native Client, also called NaCl, can currently improve browser performance by 1 to 10 times. 'What would it be like if we could run native code inside the browser,' he asked the crowd, and he enumerated two goals for the Native Client project. He said Google wants to bring native applications to the Web for performance and security reasons, and it wants to enrich the Web ecosystem by bringing popular, long-in-use programming languages to the Web."

improving performance by 1 to 10 times

[roman_mir]

can currently improve browser performance by 1 to 10 times

- this reminds me of the quote from the historical documents:

-Good Lord! That's over 5000 atmospheres of pressure!
-How many atmospheres can the ship withstand?
-Well, it was built for space travel, so anywhere between zero and one.

bad idea

[locopuyo]

How would that be more secure? I can only think of things that make it less secure. It is also Satan's anus poised over web standardization.

Re:Enough with the "sandboxing is perfect" bullshi

[Anonymous Coward]

For crying out loud, what is it with you wheel freaks? Why do you insist that wheels are the only solution to transportation problems? Why do you get so excited about a technique that's actually quite ancient?

Fuck, I first remember using wheels back in the 1970s on some Ford pintos, and it probably wasn't even a new technique then. All through the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s it became a pretty common feature of most land yachts. Hell, even Chrysler and GM have excellent wheel rotating support, and have had it for a long time. That's not even considering Hyundai, Kia, and the other existing and well-established platforms that have wheels! These days we've also got Saab, BMW and many other systems we can run on roads.

Look, wheel rotation is one transportation technique among many. If getting rid of wheels causes you that much of a problem, THEN YOU'RE DOING TRANSPORTATION REALLY FUCKING WRONG!

FTFY

Re:How do I turn this off?

[TheGratefulNet]

yeah, right; I'm going to trust italian software!?

Re:improving performance by 1 to 10 times

[donscarletti]

It's best to take all figures, especially those concerning NaCl with a grain of salt.