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Fuzzy Logic IE8 due mid 2009 – but will you use it?
Fuzzy Logic IE8 due mid 2009 – but will you use it? | IE8 due mid 2009 – but will you use it? |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Sunday, 23 November 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 2 The release candidate in early 2009 will be a “strong signal” from Microsoft that “that IE8 is effectively complete and done”, and “should expect the final product to behave as this update does”. Featured Whitepaper
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After the release candidate is uses, Microsoft says it “will be very selective about what changes we make between the next update and final release” and will only “act on the most critical issues”. This means that developers, users or anyone else with super important feature changes, additions or updates needs to communicate these to Microsoft now if there’s any hope of them being added in or updated before the release candidate. Indeed it seems very unlikely any major new features (aside from those already planned for release that we don’t know about) will make it into the IE8 release candidate – new features not already there are surely being put onto IE9’s “to do” list. So, in between the IE 8 release candidate and the final product, Microsoft says it “will be super clear about product changes we make between the update and the final release.” Its “call to action now is for the technical community is to download beta 2 (if you haven’t already) and let us know about your experience.” Microsoft is also imploring developers to “please prepare for final testing with public update so you can let us know – quickly, loudly, and clearly – if you find absolutely critical issues with it before the release of the final product.” Numerous comments have already been left at the IE8 blog and there’s plenty of time and space for you to add your own thoughts and suggestions. As for using IE8 when it is finally released – no doubt I will download it and have it on my system, and I will certainly be comparing its performance with that of Google Chrome, Firefox and Opera, but whether I’ll use IE8 as my primary browser is yet to be seen, as for now I’m still finding Chrome to be more than shiny enough for me. |
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