Firefox addon hell is reminiscent of Windows DLL hell

Remember “Windows DLL Hell”? Well it seems the phenomenon is ubiquitous, it’s actually a “feature” of popular and extensible platforms. There’s a new article on The Washington Post about Firefox insecurity due to badly written addons. Folks at Microsoft’s Internet Explorer group might be feeling vindicated by this kind of article: we told you so,… Continue reading Firefox addon hell is reminiscent of Windows DLL hell