Google Chrome can be up to 20% faster thanks to Microsoft feature

This feature uses caching to allow instant page loading when the user navigates between browser internal pages (chrome://) such as new tab pages.

Specifically, Microsoft is developing a new "caching code" for scripts (scipts) fetched over the chrome:// protocol.

"After loading and executing a script, V8 can serialize the interpreter bytecode generated for that script. Then if Blink asks V8 to re-run the same script and provide the weeked bytecode Before automating, V8 can skip the initial parsing step and the script runs faster. This is important for page load times," Microsoft shared.

Chromium-based browsers like Chrome include some large scripts in WebUI and WebUI pages that are often used for some common scenarios like new tab pages. With a prototype of the new feature, Microsoft found that Google Chrome reduced the time it takes to first draw content on the new tab page by 11 to 20%.

Microsoft has not yet shared when they officially put the new feature into use on Chrome.

Google is also developing an update to the Chrome browser to improve website loading speed. This new feature is called "back-forward caching" and it has been rolled out to Chrome 92 for some users.