{"id":407333,"date":"2022-02-18T19:44:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chrome-and-firefox-are-so-old-they-might-break-the-internet-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-02-18T19:44:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T16:44:18","slug":"chrome-and-firefox-are-so-old-they-might-break-the-internet-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chrome-and-firefox-are-so-old-they-might-break-the-internet-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#Chrome and Firefox Are So Old They Might \u201cBreak\u201d the Internet \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c5e4740f9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c5e4740f9\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chrome-and-firefox-are-so-old-they-might-break-the-internet-review-geek\/#A_Temporary_Solution\" >A Temporary Solution<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#Chrome and Firefox Are So Old They Might \u201cBreak\u201d the Internet \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-110214 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/02\/b77fd0f3.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/02\/b77fd0f3.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/02\/b77fd0f3.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"Three main web browser icons\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Google, Mozilla, Microsoft\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Google, Mozilla, Microsoft<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge browsers are all old enough that they\u2019re reaching version 100 soon. And while that may not sound like a big deal, that version numbers could cause a Y2K for web browsers and break all of our favorite websites, as the internet isn\u2019t quite ready to handle those big numbers yet.<\/p>\n<p>For those that don\u2019t remember the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/671087\/what-was-the-y2k-bug-and-why-did-it-terrify-the-world\/\">Y2K bug<\/a>, back in 1999, researchers realized that most computers based their clocks on the last two digits of a year, and on January 1st, would think that the year 2000 is 1900. It was a huge mess, but global software initiatives saved the day.<\/p>\n<p>Now, web browsers of today could be facing a somewhat similar situation.\u00a0The inevitable move to version 100 may result in bugs or compatibility issues on some websites not ready to read <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le-digit user-agent strings. Until now, these strings of code only contained two digits, and it turns out that tons of websites won\u2019t be able to read three, which may cause several bugs and problems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen browsers first reached version 10 a little over 12 years ago,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/maqentaer.com\/devopera-static-backup\/http\/dev.opera.com\/articles\/view\/opera-ua-string-changes\/index.html\">many issues were discovered<\/a>\u00a0with User-Agent parsing libraries as the major version number went from one digit to two,\u201d explains the developer team at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hacks.mozilla.org\/2022\/02\/version-100-in-chrome-and-firefox\/\">Mozilla<\/a>. We could face something similar later this year.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Mozilla has put a ton of effort behind the scenes to fix it. Plus, along with Google, have reportedly been issuing warnings to web developers for months.<\/p>\n<p>Both Chrome and Edge will reach browser version 100 in March, followed by Firefox in May. As explained by <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/software\/mozilla-warns-chrome-firefox-100-user-agents-may-break-sites\/\">BleepingComputer<\/a>, a\u00a0user-agent is a string used by a web browser that shares info about the software, including the browser name, its version number, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> it uses. When you visit a website, the browser\u2019s user-agent is sent along with the request for a web page. This allows the web page to check the visitor\u2019s browser version and modify its response based on the features the browser supports. If websites aren\u2019t able to read this string, they may not work at all, or at least be severely broken.<\/p>\n<p>Chrome and Mozilla teams have been running tests looking for breakages or finding a solution, and there\u2019s currently a short-running\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/webcompat\/web-bugs\/labels\/version100\">list of issues<\/a>.\u00a0According to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/firefox-and-chrome-versions-100-may-break-some-websites-085422307.html?src=rss\">Engadget<\/a>, a few large sites are affected\u00a0including HBO Go, Bethesda, and Yahoo.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Temporary_Solution\"><\/span>A Temporary Solution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Web developers can <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hacks.mozilla.org\/2022\/02\/version-100-in-chrome-and-firefox\/\">enable a special flag<\/a> in current Chrome, Edge, and Firefox versions to make the browsers report as version 100. This way they can check for problems or help find a fix. Considering\u00a0Chrome version 100 won\u2019t come out until March 29th and Firefox v100 on May 3rd, developers still have some time.<\/p>\n<p>For now, the backup plan or temporary solution is to freeze version numbers at 99 to mitigate any issues, especially if changes aren\u2019t successful in solving the upcoming problem. Or, issue hotfix updates on the fly to change the code for affected websites. So, if the internet starts \u201cbreaking\u201d for you in late March or early May, now you know why.<\/p>\n<p><small>via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2022\/02\/17\/chrome-may-break-some-websites-firefox-too\/\">9to5Mac<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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