Depth-First: Why Web Development is Hard

Why Web Development is Hard

Rich Apodaca — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:00:00 -0500

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

"Why Web Development is Hard" by Rich Apodaca

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:16:27 -0500

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.

"Why Web Development is Hard" by Craig Knox

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:21:57 -0500

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.