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[disclosure - I work for MSFT] It's only ChakraCore that is going cross-platform at the moment, and existing platform support matrix for Microsoft Edge remains

by hellojs 10y ago

[disclosure - I work for MSFT] It's only ChakraCore that is going cross-platform at the moment, and existing platform support matrix for Microsoft Edge remains unchanged now. That said, we'd welcome input from developers and users who want to see Edge on the platform of their choice. Limin edit - typo

dhritzkiv 10y ago
One reason for Edge on other platforms: not having to spin up a Windows virtual machine or boot up a PC for cross-browser testing.
- Ezhik 10y ago
  If the hypothetical Linux/OSX Edge lives up to Windows' one's battery life promises, it would be great as an actual primary browser.
  - Sylos 10y ago
    > Windows' one's battery life promises As in promises that Microsoft has made or as in what Windows Edge actually delivers? Because so far, from what I've heard, there seems to be a pretty big discrepancy between those two, but I haven't seen any actual benchmarks, so could also just be nonsense...
- pyre 10y ago
  It's possible for there to be platform-specific bugs / quirks even in the same engine.
  - dimal 10y ago
    True, but if you could do day to day testing without a VM, even running automated tests against it, that would be a huge timesaver. Then you fire up the VM once a week (or some reasonable interval) to confirm it's 100%. There are platform specific bugs, but most issues I see now with Chrome or Firefox are specific to the browser, not the platform.
camhenlin 10y ago
OS X user here. I would at least have it installed for testing
mdaniel 10y ago
Aside from comments in a HN thread, is there a formal mechanism for requesting - and then tracking the progress of - truly cross platform support?
- hellojs 10y ago
  Thanks for asking! The best way to request Edge features is through the issue tracker https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/issues/ https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platfor....
eyelidlessness 10y ago
I would love to have a Mac version of Edge, both for compatibility testing and for evaluating it as a main browser due to its ahem spartan UI/featureset.

by hellojs 10y ago

dhritzkiv 10y ago

One reason for Edge on other platforms: not having to spin up a Windows virtual machine or boot up a PC for cross-browser testing.

Ezhik 10y ago
If the hypothetical Linux/OSX Edge lives up to Windows' one's battery life promises, it would be great as an actual primary browser.
- Sylos 10y ago
  > Windows' one's battery life promises As in promises that Microsoft has made or as in what Windows Edge actually delivers? Because so far, from what I've heard, there seems to be a pretty big discrepancy between those two, but I haven't seen any actual benchmarks, so could also just be nonsense...
pyre 10y ago
It's possible for there to be platform-specific bugs / quirks even in the same engine.
- dimal 10y ago
  True, but if you could do day to day testing without a VM, even running automated tests against it, that would be a huge timesaver. Then you fire up the VM once a week (or some reasonable interval) to confirm it's 100%. There are platform specific bugs, but most issues I see now with Chrome or Firefox are specific to the browser, not the platform.

camhenlin 10y ago

OS X user here. I would at least have it installed for testing

mdaniel 10y ago

Aside from comments in a HN thread, is there a formal mechanism for requesting - and then tracking the progress of - truly cross platform support?

hellojs 10y ago
Thanks for asking! The best way to request Edge features is through the issue tracker https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/issues/ https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platfor....

eyelidlessness 10y ago

I would love to have a Mac version of Edge, both for compatibility testing and for evaluating it as a main browser due to its ahem spartan UI/featureset.