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Microsoft's problematic lack of nightly builds for IE | |
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| Time: 12:45 EST/17:45 GMT | News Source: Ars Technica | Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum | ||
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Many wonder why Microsoft doesn't offer nightly builds—or at least something fairly frequent—of Internet Explorers. Ars talks to Microsoft's general manager for Internet Explorer, who says the IE9 development cycle will look much the same as previous versions. We don't think that's a great idea. | ||
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| #1 By 84937 (64.223.231.28) at 11/21/2009 1:48:26 PM |
| This is just stupid, and the author is an idiot. Most commercial vendors don't offer nightly builds, why would (or should) Microsoft? Especially for one software product. |
| #2 By 13997 (98.246.101.184) at 11/22/2009 6:14:55 AM |
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Ok, first, with the revamp in development that occurred at Microsoft in the past 6 years, it would take a fool to argue that Microsoft doesn't have a solid development cycle down and a system that creates solid and secure code. Their automated testing and compiler technologies don't need 'kiddies' pulling up www.donkeymonkeypaintball.com just to review stability and security.
Every since the development/security 'reboot' at Microsoft in 2003 the code and quality of coded products coming from Microsoft has exponentially improved to the point that even competitors and fringe OSS projects are looking to Microsoft's development cycles for ideas. The reason you have nightly builds of OSS is a simple little detail, the author of this article doesn't get. In the OSS world, the users pulling the nightly builds are also a large portion of the developers and are reviewing 'code' and submitting new code to help the OSS project. There is no reason for MS to provide nightly builds, as the developers ALREADY have nightly/daily buildl access to the products. Pretty simple if you think about it uh? |
| #3 By 150 (213.81.83.50) at 11/22/2009 6:21:57 AM |
| Yeah even a muppet like me knows that doesn't need to happen for browser that isn't open source |
| #4 By 15406 (216.191.227.68) at 11/27/2009 3:12:00 PM |
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Now I'm all disappointed. I went to www.donkeymonkeypaintball.com and there was nothing there. I want my monkeys, dammit!
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