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There is was one huge problem with Safari that can't be denied. Safari does not update itself. All other major browsers by now are ever-green browsers. Ever gre
by giorgioz 5y ago
There is was one huge problem with Safari that can't be denied.
Safari does not update itself. All other major browsers by now are ever-green browsers. Ever green browsers update on the go constantly, silently, in the background.
Safari major updates are tied to update of the whole OS.
This is a HUGE limitation.
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/31094/evergreen-brows https://www.techopedia.com/definition/31094/evergreen-brows
- matthewmacleod 5y agoI don’t consider “my software doesn’t randomly change underneath me” to be a disadvantage. The number of bugs I have hit as a result of Chrome updating itself far outweighs the problems I’ve had from Safari being out of date.
- giorgioz 5y agothe word randomly does not apply to updates of Google Chrome. Updates in Google Chrome are a literal masterpiece of software engineering and continuous integration: https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-chrome-91/ https://developer.chrome.com/blog/new-in-chrome-91/ Clearly regression bugs still happen but when they do happen they get fixed much faster and rolled-over sooner. Finally, stability gained exclusively by not changing things will turn in staleness and lack of innovation. Apple decreased their innovation efforts in the past ten years in exchange for incremental changes and just CASHING IN. This time they won't be able to re-hire Steve Jobs to come and save the day.