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Firefox 117 vs Chrome 116? Are companies still trying to pull the "our version number is higher therefore better" gimmick? I already think Firefox is better sin

Firefox 117 vs Chrome 116? Are companies still trying to pull the "our version number is higher therefore better" gimmick? I already think Firefox is better since it isn't Google. Why do the versions have to be so arbitrarily close?

beej71 3y ago
It's probably similar to this rationale in the Slackware FAQ: http://www.slackware.com/faq/do_faq.php?faq=general#0 http://www.slackware.com/faq/do_faq.php?faq=general#0
deadbunny 3y ago
Are you seriously confused how incrementing a number works?
The_Colonel 3y ago
I think it's just coincidence. For years FF was "behind", but had a faster release cycle. Now it just happened to reach Chrome and will likely "pull ahead" in numbers.
- jtgeibel 3y ago
  Chrome now has the same 4 week release cycle as well [1], so they will probably continue to stay close. I know Firefox sometimes adds a week to their cycle due to holidays (especially around Christmas and the New Year). I don't know if Chrome does the same. [1] https://blog.chromium.org/2021/03/speeding-up-release-cycle.html https://blog.chromium.org/2021/03/speeding-up-release-cycle....
gostsamo 3y ago
Chrome increased their release speed to stay one version ahead of ff. During the pandemic they missed one release, but they also skipped one version so that they can stay ahead. The version was somewhere in the nineties.
- spookie 3y ago
  Jesus Christ... I'm sorry, I know I'm not adding anything to the conversation. I'm just baffled by these "decisions". Honestly, no one cares... As long as you're consistent.
  - gostsamo 3y ago
    Well, this is called marketing. PS: The version turned out to be 82 btw.
have_faith 3y ago
They just made versions a less important thing. It's must easier to release more often when you don't care if it bumps the major version or not, it doesn't have to be a big deal.
greyw 3y ago
It's just a number that goes up
JohnnyDoe737 3y ago
Firefox used to follow semantic versioning of some sort, but dropped it in favour of just incrementing the major number. It’s common. So does Chrome. And LLVM from the top of my head

beej71 3y ago

It's probably similar to this rationale in the Slackware FAQ: http://www.slackware.com/faq/do_faq.php?faq=general#0 http://www.slackware.com/faq/do_faq.php?faq=general#0

deadbunny 3y ago

Are you seriously confused how incrementing a number works?

The_Colonel 3y ago

I think it's just coincidence. For years FF was "behind", but had a faster release cycle. Now it just happened to reach Chrome and will likely "pull ahead" in numbers.

jtgeibel 3y ago
Chrome now has the same 4 week release cycle as well [1], so they will probably continue to stay close. I know Firefox sometimes adds a week to their cycle due to holidays (especially around Christmas and the New Year). I don't know if Chrome does the same. [1] https://blog.chromium.org/2021/03/speeding-up-release-cycle.html https://blog.chromium.org/2021/03/speeding-up-release-cycle....

gostsamo 3y ago

Chrome increased their release speed to stay one version ahead of ff. During the pandemic they missed one release, but they also skipped one version so that they can stay ahead. The version was somewhere in the nineties.

spookie 3y ago
Jesus Christ... I'm sorry, I know I'm not adding anything to the conversation. I'm just baffled by these "decisions". Honestly, no one cares... As long as you're consistent.
- gostsamo 3y ago
  Well, this is called marketing. PS: The version turned out to be 82 btw.

have_faith 3y ago

They just made versions a less important thing. It's must easier to release more often when you don't care if it bumps the major version or not, it doesn't have to be a big deal.

greyw 3y ago

It's just a number that goes up

JohnnyDoe737 3y ago

Firefox used to follow semantic versioning of some sort, but dropped it in favour of just incrementing the major number. It’s common. So does Chrome. And LLVM from the top of my head