The E4X support I'd mentioned in my web trends predictions post has just shipped as part of Firefox 1.5 Beta 1. Though the the release notes track a little bit of oddness in what's required to take advantage of the support, it's still a very good sign.
Of course, I might be wrong about some of the other points I've raised; a smarter man than me offers his assessment.
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | Jan | Jan | Jan | Jan | Jan | Jan | Jan | Jan | |
| Feb | Feb | Feb | Feb | Feb | Feb | Feb | Feb | Feb | |
| Mar | Mar | Mar | Mar | Mar | Mar | Mar | Mar | Mar | |
| Apr | Apr | Apr | Apr | Apr | Apr | Apr | Apr | Apr | |
| May | May | May | May | May | May | May | May | May | |
| Jun | Jun | Jun | Jun | Jun | Jun | Jun | Jun | Jun | |
| Jul | Jul | Jul | Jul | Jul | Jul | Jul | Jul | Jul | Jul |
| Aug | Aug | Aug | Aug | Aug | Aug | Aug | Aug | Aug | Aug |
| Sep | Sep | Sep | Sep | Sep | Sep | Sep | Sep | Sep | Sep |
| Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct | Oct |
| Nov | Nov | Nov | Nov | Nov | Nov | Nov | Nov | Nov | Nov |
| Dec | Dec | Dec | Dec | Dec | Dec | Dec | Dec | Dec |
Good news: E4X is likely to be on by default in Firefox 1.5 Beta 2. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309242.
Good news: E4X is likely to be on by default in Firefox 1.5 Beta 2. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=309242.