I am liking the pugnacious tone. I suspect that with IE9 shipped, they feel they've earned the right to make a forceful argument on how browser development should happen.
"Hey kid. Releasing a new version every few weeks ain't professional."
I thought that was called "Agile Development." What's unprofessional about it? I'd say it's a lot more professional than letting your browser stagnate for years, leaving security holes unpatched, etc.
As for "how browser development should happen," I think the people who can make the argument on that are the ones who've been leading the pack for the last 5+ years, not the ones who are still trying to catch up despite starting out with a giant lead.
"Unprofessional" is not the same thing as bad, and I wish people would use more descriptive terms in its stead. What, exactly, is bad about having several release streams with varying degrees of speed and stability?
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I am liking the pugnacious tone. I suspect that with IE9 shipped, they feel they've earned the right to make a forceful argument on how browser development should happen.
"Hey kid. Releasing a new version every few weeks ain't professional."
I thought that was called "Agile Development." What's unprofessional about it? I'd say it's a lot more professional than letting your browser stagnate for years, leaving security holes unpatched, etc.
As for "how browser development should happen," I think the people who can make the argument on that are the ones who've been leading the pack for the last 5+ years, not the ones who are still trying to catch up despite starting out with a giant lead.
I think your sarcasm filter might be malfunctioning. Everything you just said was already implied by what @innes wrote...
"Unprofessional" is not the same thing as bad, and I wish people would use more descriptive terms in its stead. What, exactly, is bad about having several release streams with varying degrees of speed and stability?