Supported Browser Versions

[David Self]

The only place I've seen supported browsers listed is in the FAQ (http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/doc/latest/FAQ_GettingStarted.html#What_browsers_does_GWT_support), but this list seems to be out of date (e.g., Firefox support for GWT 2.4 is listed as 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0, and 3.5).  Are the currently supported browser versions for each version of GWT specified anywhere?

My company needs to understand which browser versions each version of GWT supports in order to make decisions as to our officially supported browser list.  What is Google's strategy for this?  Is a list of supported browsers maintained anywhere?  If so, is this list revised for all GWT versions when new browser versions are released or is it a static list of browser versions that were available at the time that specific GWT version was released?

Thanks,
David

[Tony Edgin]

Your right. The list is out of date. AFAIK, in works with the latest
version of every browser.

I think Google is making a mistake by not keep at least this
documentation up to date. A software team probably won't use a GWT if
the members don't think it supports their target web browsers. This
decreases market share and threatens the longevity of the product.

Cheers,
Tony

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[Thomas Broyer]

On Thursday, March 8, 2012 5:25:40 PM UTC+1, Tony Edgin wrote:

Your right.  The list is out of date.  AFAIK, in works with the latest
version of every browser.

I think Google is making a mistake by not keep at least this
documentation up to date.  A software team probably won't use a GWT if
the members don't think it supports their target web browsers.  This
decreases market share and threatens the longevity of the product.

I agree the list should be kept up-to-date, but on the other hand, the fact Google uses GWT on products like AdSense, Groups, Orkut or Checkout is a sign it supports a fairly large range of browsers: ads is how Google makes money, AdSense is a "critical" product for Google, the Checkout Gadget that you can embed into your sites is also built with GWT, and again Google makes money with it, it *has* to Just Work™.