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=== I already have a XUL extension. How is this not terrible news for me? === | === I already have a XUL extension. How is this not terrible news for me? === | ||
There is certainly some short term pain that we're inflicting, but we hope that the long term gains are worth it. In the short term (~18 months) you will need to rewrite your add-on to use the new APIs. However, after that, you're done! The intention is for the WebExtension API to be stable enough that addon authors can rely on it not to break between Firefox releases. | |||
=== Why deprecate XUL now? Firefox is still using it internally. === | === Why deprecate XUL now? Firefox is still using it internally. === | ||