How doesFirefox and Chrome's quick update cycles affect the development of add-ons and extensions, if at all?

Question

Would a developer simply be wise to check if their extension functions properly upon every release or is there a more efficient way?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I'm not too sure about Chrome, but Mozilla has an automatic update checker system that checks your addon to see if it is compatible with new Firefox releases. You get an email telling you whether your addon passed the tests or not. More info here: http://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2011/04/19/add-on-compatibility-rapid-releases/