Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ...
by Manishearth on Saturday February 18, 2017 @02:12PM
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> Of course it's hard. Doesn't mean it shouldn't be done.
What? kibwen is saying that that is exactly what Firefox is doing!
Bear in mind that this is not just "copying Chrome's API", it's copying the base design (how the manifest works, etc), and adding new Firefox-specific APIs on top of it. The whole idea is that most of the APIs addons need will be added to firefox's webextensions API.
What? kibwen is saying that that is exactly what Firefox is doing!
Bear in mind that this is not just "copying Chrome's API", it's copying the base design (how the manifest works, etc), and adding new Firefox-specific APIs on top of it. The whole idea is that most of the APIs addons need will be added to firefox's webextensions API.