Google Chrome Team Accelerates Stable Build Cycle

Team Chrome will be stepping up its stable build cycle releases from every 3 months to a 6 week cycle. By scheduling the releases closer together, it is hoped that developers will have a more predictable platform from which to work.

We basically wanted to operate more like trains leaving Grand Central Station (regularly scheduled and always on time), and less like taxis leaving the Bronx (ad hoc and unpredictable)."Finally, he wants to take the pressure off software engineers to finish features in a single release cycle. Apparently, when facing a deadline with an incomplete feature in the old release model, the Chrome team would rush or work overtime, delay the release or simply disable the utility until the next build. The new schedule will simply enable the incomplete feature to wait for the next release, or six weeks away.

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