Why Web Development is Hard 2

Posted by Rich Apodaca Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

The very thing you'd like most to do as a developer is the thing your users can't stand.

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  1. Craig Knox Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:21:57 GMT

    I wonder when it becomes okay to ignore a browser. For example, how many web-developers check compatibility with IE for Mac or Netscape (before it was based on Mozilla), even though there are bound to be a few people holding on to these browsers? I really hope IE 6 hits that point in the next 3-5 years.

  2. Rich Apodaca Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:16:27 GMT

    Good question, Craig - it's definitely a moving target. My sense is that currently the line is drawn at IE 6, Firefox 1.x, and Safari 2.x. Supporting quirks in Opera and all the rest is more or less optional.

    Analytics might help, but are the browser types you log merely a reflection of what the site supports?

    I think most everyone would agree about IE6.

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