Branded strings mechanism for MS Edge & others

[Anton Yarkov]

Hello all,

 

I am currently working on resolving the issue of hash collisions (after running the script generate_ui_string_overrider.py)and upstream merge conflicts within Branded GRD files, which we have been encountering more frequently. Our analysis indicates that the root cause of both issues is the conflicting way we have historically used Branded GRD files and the intended design of this mechanism. I have shared an internal RCA paper with team members who have more experience than I do, and we are beginning to work on refactoring and improvements.

 

However, I heard that this group is working on some improvements for the Branded strings mechanisms and I am wondering if I might be missing something that is in progress or already supported by the upstream that I need to be aware of and may need to start using. I believe it would be beneficial to share our findings and discuss potential solutions with the experts in this group.

 

I am not sure if I am contacting the right group or who the best contact would be for this discussion. If anyone is interested in this dialogue, please let me know so that I can share my findings and possibly schedule a call to discuss further.

 

Thank you in advance!

 

Anton Yarkov

Software Engineering Manager @ Edge Browser Fundamentals team (Barcelona)