Okay now this is a ranting post … Mozilla decides that their development process for Firefox is too slow since Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer are eating their lunch … So they made what I consider the dumbest experiment any software organization can do, copy a model and use it. I do not have […]
Firefox 5 – Rants and Raves
Mozilla (http://www.mozilla.org) I do not understand what you are trying to do. While I appreciate the rapid release schedule, which means we get new features faster, I do not agree with breaking the fundamental principles that have made u what you are: a) Version Numbers – are you trying to chase Chrome (http://www.google.com/chrome/) b) Updates […]
My Take – Top 10 Reasons Why Firefox is still Better than Chrome for Web Development
This my take on the topic started at http://tinyurl.com/3fhw7hb from personal experience. My reasons are below: 1. Firebug – the defacto standard for web development troubleshooting, along with plugins like Google Page Speed, FirePHP, etc 2. Web Developer- another great extension, allows use of lines, clearing cache, disabling Javascript and cookies etc. 3. Other plugins […]
Browser Wars – 2011 Q1 Edition
Yeap, I have just upgraded to the new Firefox 4.0 b12 and it seems to bring Firefox back in the browser race which was being dominated by Google Chrome (www.google.com/chrome) and Internet Explorer 8 with 9 coming back I have always been against Firefox for being a memory hog, blame me for running many plugins […]
Browser Wars 2010 – Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome
Almost 85% of the Internet population uses the top 3 browsers which are as different as they are similar. I do love and hate each of them in their own ways. Internet Explorer Has improved since IE 6 which as a web designer is the worst thing that happened to the Internet IE 8 I like, its […]
Google Need for “Page” Speed – The Web Developer’s Arsenal
Google the king of search has made the speed of websites and page loading a key actor in ranking. This coupled with the need to use 3rd party frameworks for front end development, like JQuery, MooTools, Scriptalicious, Yahoo YUI, to support the multitiude of browsers has a larger burden web developers. In true fashion however, […]