Worth noting that this article is for developers wishing to assist the Brave team in determining whether an extension can be supported straight-away. This is not intended for your average user.
If you implement tree style tabs as well as can handle javascript in multiple tabs without bringing the entire browser to its knees, I'll gladly switch from Firefox.
It's a challenging issue; Extensions run in multiple contexts. As such, some gaps in support may be realized in the browser's engine, the browser's chrome, or in UX/UI artifacts.
We have been researching ways to more easily test extensions, and will continue to explore this in the future.