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Don't worry about the version number -- a higher number doesn't mean there's a ton of new features; it merely means 6 weeks has passed. Pretty soon, upgrade di
by gkoberger 15y ago
Don't worry about the version number -- a higher number doesn't mean there's a ton of new features; it merely means 6 weeks has passed. Pretty soon, upgrade dialogs will be completely suppressed and it won't matter what version you're on (much like Chrome). I like the rapid release; it means as a developer I can play with new features much sooner.
Firefox is as fast or faster than any other browser (assuming you don't load it up with add-ons). [1] So it's not like everyone at Mozilla stopped programming and started focusing all their energy on merely incrementing the version number from 7 to 8.
I don't know why you're so worried -- version is just a number.
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http://lifehacker.com/5844150/browser-speed-tests-firefox-7-chrome-14-internet-explorer-9-and-more http://lifehacker.com/5844150/browser-speed-tests-firefox-7-...
- grimlck 15y agoVersion number does matter because they can't seem to create a stable add-on API, and therefore version increment == add-on breakage.
- icebraining 15y agoActually there is a stable API that works much like Chrome's, it's called Jetpack [1], the problem is that most addons don't use it, in part because also like Chrome's, it's much more limited - the default JS API basically gives the addon access to the whole Firefox internals. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpack_(Firefox_project) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jetpack_(Firefox_project)