Quiz Microsoft's IE Team Leader

About as timely an interview as you can get: Microsoft released Internet Explorer 7 last week, and today we're gathering questions for IE team general manager Dean Hachamovitch. As usual, please follow Slashdot interview rules when posting or moderating questions. We'll publish Dean's answers verbatim as soon as he replies.

First question

[LiquidCoooled]

Do you prefer Internet Explorer or Firefox?

This needs to be answered

[Anonymous Coward]

Why are you so gay? And why do you allow IE to destroy the fucking internet?

Prediction:

[Atlantis-Rising]

90% of the questions posted by slashdot will fall into one of two categories (or maybe both): 1) Why is Microsoft the Evil Empire and what are you doing to stop this (like using Firefox) and 2) What the fuck is up with your CSS support, dude?

IE8?

[Anonymous Coward]

If you adopt FireFox 2.0 as IE8, your boss would be impressed with how much you improved the product in a very short time. My question is: would you take the extra time to remove CSS features from IE8? Thank you and God Bless.

Re:First question

[Anonymous Coward]

The question wasn't directed at you, idiot. It was an interview question for the IE guy.

Re:IE's design goals

[UbuntuDupe]

Most developers I've talked to said they're going to drop ACID because of IE7 issues.

MOD PARENT UP!

[Petersko]

"Why are you so gay? And why do you allow IE to destroy the fucking internet?"

This is an important question. We don't want people to view the average slashdotter as able to participate in a calm, reasonable discussion. We need to be viewed as zealots, collectively frothing at the mouth.

I'd even like to see this question include just for humour.

Re:Pointless question.

[Bromskloss]

There's a built-in derogatory slant to your question.

Of course it is!

anti Open Source pro-Microsoft digital jihadism

[rs232]

What do you make of all this anti Open Source pro-Microsoft digital jihadism?

was Re:Microsoft jisallim aklak

Moo

[Chacham]

Is "Hachamovitch" your real name, or a nickname for how IE is put together?

ooh ohh! i have a question!

[Anonymous Coward]

Do you want to continue running scripts on this page?

Questions for IE Development Team

[kseise]

Would you like to install SearchBar Helper? Select Yes to Close this Window.

Re:First question

[Hogwash McFly]

Did you make a wrong turn from the IMDB forums or something?

Re:pro Open Source != anti-Microsoft ..

[MobileTatsu-NJG]

"Why do you assume that pro Open Source equates with anti-Microsoft"

The Bill Gates of Borg icon for this story?

Re:First question

[Anonymous Coward]

Did you code IE7 with vi or emacs?

Re:Pretty simple really.

[Jerf]

Can I see your implementation of a bubble sort?

General Manager Dean Hachamovitch: "Hey, Bob, I need one of your programmers to have a Bubble Sort on my desk by Wednesday."

Re:CSS

[Anonymous Coward]

He was talking about REAL developers, web developers do not count.

Re:CSS

[Bertie]

They do, man, they just start from one rather than zero...

Re:Pointless question.

[syousef]

Given your odds of receiving anything other than marketing speak from the MS rep, I'll go with number 1 MS-bashing please. And I'll have the side order of fries with that please. And a coke. Gotta have a drink.