Comment on Google Chrome Canary BuildComments−Groxx16yA slightly-more-frequent-dev-release Chrome which can be installed along-side a regular Chrome (stable/beta/dev). Neat. Windows-only for now, sadly.I wonder why "Canary", though...?−csytan16yCanaries were once used as an early warning system in coal mines since they had a much lower tolerance of toxic gases like carbon monoxide. A dead canary meant to "get the hell out" as soon as possible.−balac16yIt is probably referring to the coal mine canaries that would die before you did: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_Canary#Miner.27s_canar...−joshu16yIt's from internal Google jargon. Typically builds that break early, like the canary in a coalmine.
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A slightly-more-frequent-dev-release Chrome which can be installed along-side a regular Chrome (stable/beta/dev). Neat. Windows-only for now, sadly.
I wonder why "Canary", though...?
Canaries were once used as an early warning system in coal mines since they had a much lower tolerance of toxic gases like carbon monoxide. A dead canary meant to "get the hell out" as soon as possible.
It is probably referring to the coal mine canaries that would die before you did: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_Canary#Miner.27s_canar...
It's from internal Google jargon. Typically builds that break early, like the canary in a coalmine.