Dialog with XU Yu, the founder of the famous Internet Explorer gosurf in China

There are many browser products based on IE kernel in China, such as TT, maxhon, and gosurf. What is the impact of the release of Internet Explorer 7 and the development of the Firefox community on the development of Internet Explorer in China? To this end, we have invited Stanley Xu, one of gosurf's creators, to talk about the hot topics. The following is a summary of the interview content .....

Ericlee: How are you and gosurf developing?
Stanley XU: The gosurf browser is such a well-established domestic MSIE shell browser with excellent performance. Its main feature is its superior speed and its concise design to meet the needs of daily browsing. Because it is still a part of my spare work, although there are no popular shell browsers, it attracts a large number of users based on its own unique philosophy and performance.

Ericlee: What are the current domestic and foreign users of gosurf? What do you feel your browser needs?
Stanley XU: At that time, it was designed to be a dumb type, but a powerful browser, rather than a collection of functions like the treasure chest. Therefore, the main user group is usually a group that focuses on browsing efficiency. For example, if you like to collect Forum pasters and like the gosurf save wizard, this function can save pictures, sounds, videos, and scripts on the webpage. For example, in advertising filtering, gosurf was the first to propose a slider to select a filtering rule. Users do not need to know the details of filtering. Once the filtering effect is not satisfactory, you only need to adjust the filtering intensity as appropriate.

Ericlee: The general intention of IE shell browsers is to enhance ie functions and customize the features. How do you understand the shell browser?
Stanley XU: MSIE needs to be functionally neutral, so more users want to add their voices to the shell browser. It is estimated that Microsoft did not expect that there would be so many shell browsers. There are no more than dozens of loggings. The original development intention is nothing more than to enhance MSIE functions. Gosurf is no exception. We hope to develop a software that can significantly improve browsing efficiency. I often find that we waste time on repetitive work. For example, you can save a large number of images on a webpage. These functions allow browsers to work on their behalf. In addition to improving efficiency, we also hope to make the browser smarter. For example, users do not need to set a bunch of blacklists at all, but they can still filter webpages just right.

Ericlee: How do you think about the development of browsers such as Firefox and opera?
Stanley XU: many of my friends around me started using Firefox and opera. I think the main advantages of these browsers are speed and plug-ins. MSIE has the advantage of system integration and does not need to be downloaded separately. However, because it is closely integrated with the system, there are a lot of things to consider. This gives people the impression of being bloated and there are also many vulnerabilities at the same time. Firefox and opera do not carry this burden, and their current advantages in speed and security are still obvious. Firefox, in particular, is open-source and has unlimited development potential. There are still many variables for how to divide future market share.

Ericlee: Nowadays, rogue software and malicious plug-ins have become public enemies on the Internet for many reasons. How does gosurf understand this problem? How can we help users solve malicious plug-ins?
Stanley XU: Today's rogue software is rampant, and a new generation of browsers are all very keen on network security. Both msie7 and ff2 provide anti-phishing functions. We also have a package of plans to help users repair damaged systems and reduce the chance of winning. Currently, gosurf protects the registry information from being maliciously damaged or the context menu from being maliciously modified. We will also provide more protection functions recently to return clean systems to users. Of course, it is also hoped that early legislation can be made to severely punish the initiators of these rogue software.

Ericlee: After the release of IE7, the functions and user habits have been adjusted. How do you see this latest browser? What is the next development direction?
Stanley XU: As you can see, msie7 brings a brand new interface experience. The most important interface feature is the support for multiple tags. Although its multiple tags are 6 or 7 years late, they are still visible. For example, quicktabs, button simplification, and combination of labels and common tool buttons. Normal users can easily switch to the new browser. Microsoft has profound knowledge in the user interface, which is evident in this article. The functions of the new browser have also been greatly improved, such as the printing function, RSS integration, and support for css2.1. Cited the German well-known it magazine CT (ctmagazin.de) for the evaluation of msie7: Later, but plug-ins are still inadequate.

Ericlee: What opportunities and challenges does Microsoft face when it invests in Internet Explorer?
Stanley XU: In the past, a shell browser can also be called a multi-page browser, because multi-page is the most obvious difference from MSIE. However, with msie7 joining the ranks of multiple pages, the biggest advantage in the past no longer exists. But this does not mean that there are only a handful of browser shells. In fact, the shell browser can use the advantages of the new MSIE kernel to make it stronger. Only good at finding the right entry point and fine-tuning the intimate functions can make the shell browser stay comfortable. Software competition is a good thing, because the ultimate beneficiaries will always be users.

Web2.0 is a hot topic nowadays. New technologies such as Ajax, blog, and RSS are emerging. The essence of Web2.0 is the automation, simplification, and intelligence of information processing. As an important tool for users to open the door to the Internet, browsers can work hard on information collection, knowledge management, and AI. At the same time, I also predicted that P2P technology will be more widely used in browsers.

Ericlee: Have you considered uniting the Chinese browser development team to launch a website that shares the wisdom of Chinese browser development to create a developer community?
Stanley Xu: There are many browser development communities on the Internet. The most famous in China is the brief description of Internet Explorer programming maintained by Zhang Shuo, with a considerable volume of access and reprinting. I personally hope that more people will be involved. It is not a brain-based development of another new shell, but it can bring more fresh inspiration. Don't you think that all domestic shell browsers have such images?