Opera 77.0.4046.0 developer update

[kened]

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Could anyone on the Opera team say if Opera GX will ever have the enhanced address bar?

[kened]

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"This week we’re getting to you a bit later than usual due to the long May holiday weekend in Poland. "
I thought that only part of the Opera administration had moved to Poland, but apparently, I think the headquarters went there.

[A Former User]

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@kened Hi, Poland has two centers - in Wrocław and Warszawa.

How deeply Polish side is underdeveloped you may find out on two Opera pages.

BTW That's the highly probable answer why Opera development goes so slowly lately. Too much to do (all of the Opera versions!), and too less people to jump Opera Desktops much more ahead of competition.

1) Opera Employees - mostly Polish names

(I cannot upload new d/loaded images or screenshots, not for the first time today!)

2) Read Our Openings

Page title:
Help us build a better internet
We're looking for great people to join our growing team.

See how many vacancies exists in Poland? ;-) (img from the same page)

[leocg]

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@kened Administration remains in Oslo, the Opera for desktops development are, since a (long) while, more based on Poland although it also happens in other places like France.

[kened]

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@pavelopdev: Worrying.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @kened last edited by

@kened Why?

[kened]

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@leocg: I hope it doesn't erase the essence of Opera.

[kened]

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@pavelopdev "See how many vacancies exists in Poland?"

[kened]

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@leocg: As @pavelopdev said, Opera's development seems to be very slow lately. In addition, Opera appears to be becoming a conservative browser; he hasn't innovated that much.

[A Former User]

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@kened I attached joke as usual, but the issue is more serious.

From https://jobs.opera.com/

Vacancies abroad concern business and managerial positions mainly, but for Poland offices Opera awaits highly skilled programmers. Not ordinary skilled people.

The jobs have tough conditions, explicitly laid out by Madam Fiammetta Ruiz, and that's also alarming - they border or crosses... contemporary slavery.

Small quote:

(...)
Help us build the best online experiences.
We’re building exceptional teams all over the world. You might be perfect, but we’re picky.

We know what it takes to develop the best online experiences. If this sounds like you, get in touch.
If it doesn’t don’t.
(...) We’re agile because we often have to change direction and shift focus. Because we’re quick and agile we need to make sure people communicate well, are clear and brilliantly collaborative.
(...)

I have sound expression that Opera moved human resources to Defy, business and crypt wallet and crypt domain areas lately. We can write this or that, but there's no one to work on them. GX and Money are the Kings in Opera now. :(

[A Former User]

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@leocg Why I had to write that:

(I cannot upload new d/loaded images or screenshots, not for the first time today!)

You have removed images from official forum pages, but I cannot upload them as well.

What happened?

[kened]

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@pavelopdev: I was also unable to upload.

[kened]

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@pavelopdev: I did not know that. It really does look serious.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @kened last edited by

@kened Opera has been developed in different places since its early versions. A while ago they seem to have decided to concentrate the development teams in specific locations.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @kened last edited by

@kened Development seems to be on a normal pace for me.

Regarding innovations, maybe there isn't much to innovate nowadays, specially when you done it for about two decades and now see other browsers implementing things that Opera had years ago as something new and innovative.

Also, I believe that they don't want to repeat the same mistakes of the past and put a lot "innovative" features that will only cost them without bringing any useful benefit.

[leocg]

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@pavelopdev You have a great imagination.

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@pavelopdev Let me think for ten seconds.... Maybe the forum is having an issue?

[A Former User]

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@pavelopdev expression = impression, of course. :( I had to be tired...

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg Good move, justified.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by A Former User

@leocg

Also, I believe that they don't want to repeat the same mistakes of the past and put a lot "innovative" features that will only cost them without bringing any useful benefit.

Oh, dear...
Whose benefit you mean - theirs (Opera stock holders), or ours (Desktop users)?

I will prove my words in a while.