Browser & Web Performance · Senior · Question 15 of 75
What does 'paint holding' in Chromium do for same-origin navigations?
- 1Prevents the new page from painting until all images load
- ✓Correct answer: Keeps showing the old page briefly until the new page has meaningful content, avoiding a white flash
- 3Caches painted pixels of every page forever
Explanation
It improves perceived smoothness. It's one reason fast same-origin navigations can feel almost like an SPA.