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Firefox 4 Will Be One Generation Ahead

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that-sounds-a-bit-vague dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Mozilla's Chris Blizzard talks about the rising competition by Google Chrome, the evolution of the web platform and the prospects for WebM. He also promises that Firefox 4 will be 'one generation ahead' of other browsers in relation to Javascript speed."

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  1. In Before... by Kc_spot · · Score: 2, Funny

    Flamewar

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  2. Re:Javascript is dead by Mr.+Spontaneous · · Score: 3, Funny

    How about ECMAScript? ;-)

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  3. Re:Javascript is dead by Arancaytar · · Score: 2, Funny

    or patent eclipsed ?

    Man, don't get me started on Eclipse. :P

  4. Re:But... by Robert+Zenz · · Score: 2, Funny

    He said one generation...not a freaking century.

  5. Re:...And one generation behind on HTML5 by A+Big+Gnu+Thrush · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yeah, but if they fixed it, what would we bitch about? Slashdot produces crap HTML and JavaScript to engender sophisticated discussion about web standards and coding practices. Also, the developers are not beaten with enough frequency or severity.

  6. Re:...And one generation behind on HTML5 by Thinboy00 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Also, the developers are not beaten with enough frequency or severity.

    +1 Cigar.

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  7. Re:...And one generation behind on HTML5 by MrFurious5150 · · Score: 2, Funny

    where the predominant position is that web developers aren't 'real' developers and that web development is 'easy'

    Dude, don't flame me for this, but the only people I ever hear say this are web developers. This is how this usually goes:

    Me: So what are you working on?

    Them: Doing a project for work. ASP is a PITA.

    Me: Ah, cool. How long have you been doing web development?

    Them: GAH! I AM A PROGRAMMER!!!

    This has happened more than once. Look, I've worked with everything from assembly language to BASIC to C to C++. Lately I've been working in C#. They're all just tools, and what tool you're currently working with has no bearing on your worth or intelligence. Many C++ coders I've met can't code for shit, and many web developers I've met are freakin' geniuses.