Code name?

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meet_me

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Hey guys,

Does anyone know what is meant by a Code name? Also, why does IE and Firefox have the same code name??

Thanks!!!
 
meet_me said:
Hey guys,

Does anyone know what is meant by a Code name? Also, why does IE and Firefox have the same code name??

Thanks!!!
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EH??? Come again? What is this common code name? Can you type out this common code name for us? Not the meaning, just the actual code name which you say is common.
 
No it isn't. IE has nothing to do with mozilla. No idea how you got that idea.

Mozilla is the html rendering engine inside firefox. Indeed, mozilla is available as a full fledged browser in itself, though it will soon be diescontinued in that form.
 
Well ppl found smthin interesting in "browser detection" javascript code. Check this.

For HTML geeks, design a HTML page with the following script:
Code: 
<script type = "text/javascript">
var space = ", ";
var name = navigator.appName;
var codename = navigator.appCodeName;
var version = navigator.appVersion.substring(0,4);
var platform = navigator.platform;
var MyjavaEnabled = navigator.javaEnabled();
var screenWidth = screen.width;
var screenHeight = screen.height;

document.writeln("
"+name+space+codename+space+"
");
document.writeln("
"+version+space+platform+space+"
");
document.writeln("
"+MyjavaEnabled+"
"+screenWidth+space+"
");
document.writeln("
"+screenHeight+space+"
");
</script>

or else visit: http://wyght.com/warren/testPos.html

Can you see the second word on the first line. Check it out in both IE and Firefox. See it now!?

:p

And for what its worth you may find the following interesting! :eek:hyeah:

http://www.thescripts.com/forum/thread453853.html
 
Yes, but that doesn't mean anything in terms of code names. I had already guessed that he got his information from some sort of browser detection. Frankly it is a wasted effort if you are using IIS, because IIS does its own broswer detection, in a way which screws opera at least.
 
Ya so?? I was asking abt what code names are. May be this would clarify why they both have it named Mozilla.

Again, what are code names???
 
Well Well .. we aint seem making any progress on this. I think we accidently went on mach 3 when 3m/s was needed. :p

Ok ..meet_me , maybe ur quest may end here --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename#Commercial_code_names_in_the_computer_industry

I hope u dont pose the same question again after completing that hatrick (of ignorance) .. ;)

EDIT : The following will enhance your understanding ( most prolly ;) )..

As you know Microsoft has always had codenames for each of it technologies, be it "Longhorn" or "Whistler"; an OS, an IE and most of the technologies had a codename. Here is a glance at couple of latest ones -



1. Whidbey - Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and/or Visual Studio 2005

2, Burton - Visual Studio Team System suite of tools

3. Yukon - SQL Server 2005

4. ELead - The work item

5. Ocracoke - Team System's Web testing system

6 Currituck - Team System's work-item tracking system

7. Hatteras - Team System's version control system

8. Whitehorse - Team System's distributd system designers

9. F1 - Team System's profiling system

10. BIS - Team Foundation Server's underlying extensibility model

11. PREfast - Static code analyzer for C/C++ code

And finally one big one "Orcas - Microsoft .NET Framework vNEXT" which is scheduled to release in Q3 of 2007.

Also just for the sake of it ..

IE 7.0 is codenamed "Rincon" ( based on a famous surfing beach in Puerto Rico ) .. its not Mozilla.

Also u might just check the link in my above post incase you stand to query its disorientation ( :p ) in identifying (nomenclating) itself as Mozilla. ;)
 
PREfast is not a code name - it is the actual name, I have used it in fact. Good product, though it is sometimes irritating and misses some howlers.
 
well some like to call PREfast a codename, what with the latest trend of generating codenames for every minute sys program ;)

I use FxCop btw , a good tool for assembly code analysis ..
 
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