factoryjoe.com — Chris of Citizen Agency (and formerly Flock) shares a well-reasoned and caffeine-fueled videocast enumerating the 15 or 16 WORST problems with Mozilla/Firefox's current focus. Warning: This is almost hard to listen to, because it's so obviously heartfelt... and true. I'm fascinated and ready for Mozilla's response to this "concerned citizen".
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hondsMay 11, 2007
@rayt5I agree. I code web applications professional as a Software Engineer. I rarely use tools other than Vi (OSS text editor available on all Linux machines) through SSH to the server. Sure tools help but XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML and even Adobe Flex can all be coded by hand for free. Just like we (read: people like me) did a decade ago before all these fancy tools existed.
cbreakerMay 11, 2007
Awesome, you completely miss the point and start complaining about FireFox's memory usage. Good Job.ps. Who cares how much RAM it uses - what, are you short on memory or something?
mutatronMay 11, 2007
@najdorf,Or better yet, type it out. I can't be watching videos at work, it messes up our phones.
burmaskMay 11, 2007
But Mozilla does not have a business model.
vincenoirMay 11, 2007
Yeah. Whatever.Nitpick 1: He mentioned Twitter. Twitter is for dorks.Nitpick 2: Did he REALLY need a video to do this? Frankly I think video is overused by people like this guy.Nitpick 3: Pump up the volume dude. I had to turn my headphones way up to hear him. Learn to use the media you're trying to push.Nitpick 4: The web will NEVER be an application development platform. If you wind up using the browser to push an application development platform, you're an idiot. Nitpick 5: The "dark ages"? What? 1991? That's f**king ridiculous. Sure, technology moves fast, but get a realistic perspective. This is NOT about competition. This is about getting things right. Frankly I'd wait for the GNU Hurd kernel before I'd by into this crap.God... this thing is long. I'm watching it all, but man this guy is totally clueless about what hardcore techs want.
salazrMay 11, 2007
This is the guy who got SpreadFirefox started, not to mention the NY Times AD.
Closed AccountMay 11, 2007
"Awesome, you completely miss the point and start complaining about FireFox's memory usage. Good Job."Your post is nonsensical.I didn't miss any point. I stated a hurdle they need to overcome is the memory usage. And it's 100% valid because EVERYONE who uses the browser has the problem and it hasn't been addressed yet."ps. Who cares how much RAM it uses - what, are you short on memory or something?Hahaha, wow. That is probably the stupidest thing I've ever seen anyone type. God forbid someone programs something right, huh? GTFO.Oh, and in case anyone wants to know what I'm talking about when it comes to rendering, try loading this page (56.7k) : <a class="user" href="http://digg.com/politics/DHS_You_ll_take_a_national_ID_and_you_ll_like_it">http://digg.com/politics/DHS_You_ll_take_a_national_ID_and_you_ll_like_it</a>Now you know what I'm talking about.