Chapter
The Evolution of Mozilla
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The Mozilla engineering roadmap evolved into six-week iterations. The weakest engineers at Netscape didn't like Mozilla and the competing programmers, with the VA team missing for years.
Clips
The engineers at Netscape decided to use an open source version of Microsoft's component object model to create a modular code base, with a bridge that allowed scripting of the components similar to Java components.
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Software Engineering
Summary
The engineers at Netscape decided to use an open source version of Microsoft's component object model to create a modular code base, with a bridge that allowed scripting of the components similar to Java components. However, some at Netscape were resistant to this change.
ChapterThe Evolution of Mozilla
Episode#160 – Brendan Eich: JavaScript, Firefox, Mozilla, and Brave
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The Mozilla team's original release schedule planned for six-week, five-week, and three-week releases to ensure that users get access to the product as soon as possible, without holding back for excessive polishing.
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Mozilla
Summary
The Mozilla team's original release schedule planned for six-week, five-week, and three-week releases to ensure that users get access to the product as soon as possible, without holding back for excessive polishing.