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Argon separated Chrome webpage handling from a six-million-line legacy folder

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Argon helped the Chrome team separate core webpage handling from a legacy folder of browser features across hundreds of files, finishing months of refactoring work in weeks. It illustrates how coding agents can change the pace and scale of architecture work in a large codebase.

What

- Argon helped Chrome separate core webpage handling from a roughly six-million-line legacy folder in Chromium.

How

- It enabled the team to complete a refactor across hundreds of files in weeks, rather than months.

Why it matters

- The refactor will let live webpages move between tabs, side panels, and floating windows without reloading, eliminating a category of browser crashes.

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