Posted Sep 9, 2013 15:08 UTC (Mon) by Baylink (subscriber, #755)
Parent article: Firefox OS on the ZTE Open
Well, I guess that depends on whom you think the users are.
They screwed IT users by going to the "everything's a major release" version numbering system, and now they're screwing everyone else by violating the most fundamental rule of webapp design: *DON'T BREAK THE BACK BUTTON*.
Well, ok, in fairness, they just *removed* the button, but it's the same thing.
No; I think Firefox is following Google down the road to Mordor.
Posted Sep 9, 2013 15:36 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)
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> They screwed IT users by going to the "everything's a major release" version numbering system
actually, if you are doing continuous improvement on a codebase, either everything is a major release or nothing is a major release.
Mozilla went one direction (a single number), Linus went a different direction (everything is a minor release, until he decides the numbers are too large)
In any case, the idea that major releases need more testing than minor releases (which is the basis of the "IT user" complaints) is false to begin with.
"looking out for its users"
Posted Sep 9, 2013 15:38 UTC (Mon) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)
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> Well, ok, in fairness, they just *removed* the button, but it's the same thing.
well, I'm using firefox 25 (the alpha version) and the back button works just fine.
I'll bet that firefoxOS has a back button or gesture that works just fine. Now, the discoverability of gestures is a problem, but that's a completely different topic.
"looking out for its users"
Posted Sep 10, 2013 15:44 UTC (Tue) by rillian (subscriber, #11344)
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The browser app has a back button on Firefox OS, as do a number of applications. But that's specific to that app. There's no global back button in the current design, the way android has and iOS doesn't. That's what people generally mean when they talk about Firefox OS "not having a back button." It affects inter-app workflow but not normal web browsing.
You can try these things out for yourself in the simulator.
