Google’s Chrome browser, Mozilla’s Firefox browser, & Microsoft’s Edge browser will all reach version 100 within the next few weeks. It may sound exciting, but these milestone releases can also cause havoc on the internet. Some Websites might break when they try to parse user-agent strings containing a three-digit version number, as developers for all three browsers warn. Therefore, all three companies are working to mitigate the impact before version 100 is released later this year.
Firefox and Chrome versions ‘100’ may break some websites – engadget.com
As both the Chrome and Firefox browsers approach their 100th versions, what should be a reason for the developers to celebrate could turn into a bit of a mess. It turns out that much like the Y2K bug, the triple-digit release numbers coded in the browsers’ User-Agents (UAs) could cause issues…
Link: Firefox and Chrome versions ‘100’ may break some websites
via www.engadget.com
