What programming language was Firefox made in?

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What programming language was Firefox made in?

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just curious
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C++ for the compiled bits. XUL, Javascript, XBL and CSS for the user interface. Perl for the build system and bug tracker.

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What are the "compiled bits"?
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The part of the program that actually does stuff.
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More or less. The part that lies below the user interface.

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Re: What programming language was Firefox made in?

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what C++ GUI framework use?? QT, MFC, or what ??

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Re: What programming language was Firefox made in?

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raedbenz...
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