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What actually happens when you click a link?

Chrome for Developers — Jul 23, 2026 — talk

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This video explains the complete journey from clicking a link to page display, covering how Chrome interacts with the operating system for networking, DNS resolution, TCP/IP connection establishment, and TLS handshakes. It details the roles of HTTP protocols and shows how Blink transforms HTML, CSS, and JavaScript into visible, interactive content. Ideal for developers who want to understand browser internals and web platform fundamentals.