Comments on: Is your browser keeping you from enjoying the web? http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/05/05/is-your-browser-keeping-you-from-enjoying-the-web/ Marblehead created this blog to show off our work, share our opinions, and pass on industry news. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:05:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Don http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/05/05/is-your-browser-keeping-you-from-enjoying-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Don Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:54:22 +0000 http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/?p=35#comment-283 IE6 is NOT the best as the previous reviewer tried to denote because of making things work for IE first. I don't care how they turn out in IE anymore because IE is garbage. I code for Firefox & let the rest go. I am sure plenty of others feel the same way when coding for Safari, Opera, Chrome, or Firefox, that IE is meaningless because of it failing the Acid Tests miserably, breaking websites, installing malware, etc. Internet Explorer is set for 1 direction only. Down, down, down! IE6 is NOT the best as the pre­vi­ous reviewer tried to denote because of making things work for IE first.

I don’t care how they turn out in IE any­more because IE is garbage. I code for Fire­fox & let the rest go.

I am sure plenty of others feel the same way when coding for Safari, Opera, Chrome, or Fire­fox, that IE is mean­ing­less because of it fail­ing the Acid Tests mis­er­ably, break­ing web­sites, installing mal­ware, etc.

Inter­net Explorer is set for 1 direc­tion only.

Down, down, down!

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]]> By: William L. http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/05/05/is-your-browser-keeping-you-from-enjoying-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-95 William L. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:20:12 +0000 http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/?p=35#comment-95 Yes, as developers we need to push forward with new browser technology and dump the really old ones in File #13. It would be like trying to get all the "cool" stuff from Microsoft Vista to work on a Tandy TRS-80! IE6 has always been a mess in my book. I remember all the wonderful times working on a Web design and previewing it on IE6 only to see it look like a jigsaw puzzle gone wrong. BTW ... nice comparison to the IE6 > Crack House comment. Yes, as devel­op­ers we need to push for­ward with new browser tech­nol­ogy and dump the really old ones in File #13. It would be like trying to get all the “cool” stuff from Microsoft Vista to work on a Tandy TRS-80! IE6 has always been a mess in my book. I remem­ber all the won­der­ful times work­ing on a Web design and pre­view­ing it on IE6 only to see it look like a jigsaw puzzle gone wrong.

BTW … nice com­par­i­son to the IE6 > Crack House com­ment.

]]> By: Blake Elshire http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/05/05/is-your-browser-keeping-you-from-enjoying-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-87 Blake Elshire Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:17:55 +0000 http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/?p=35#comment-87 @Peter I'm not sure I agree with your sentiments towards developers optimizing for every browser. At some point it becomes too much (just based on the number of browsers alone) and optimizations for one browser could hurt another browser so how do you choose? I think IE6 is a blight on the internet and we as developers should try and move the internet forward. I still test it and fix major issues but I let little differences go. I'm looking forward to the day that I can stop worrying about it at all. <a href="http://dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com/" rel="nofollow">I think this website states my feelings perfectly.</a> @Peter I’m not sure I agree with your sen­ti­ments towards devel­op­ers opti­miz­ing for every browser. At some point it becomes too much (just based on the number of browsers alone) and opti­miza­tions for one browser could hurt another browser so how do you choose? I think IE6 is a blight on the inter­net and we as devel­op­ers should try and move the inter­net for­ward. I still test it and fix major issues but I let little dif­fer­ences go. I’m look­ing for­ward to the day that I can stop wor­ry­ing about it at all. I think this web­site states my feel­ings per­fectly.

]]> By: Peter Hawkins http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/2008/05/05/is-your-browser-keeping-you-from-enjoying-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-86 Peter Hawkins Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:59:39 +0000 http://blog.marbleheadllc.com/?p=35#comment-86 Yes its a bitch to develop for IE6. It is slower, and i'd never use it for my default browser. But developers who don't optimise their site for every browser should be shot. But often these developers themselves will get the site to work perfect in IE6 and not in Firefox / safari, so i'd say, IE6 is still better depending on the websites you go to than Safari or Firefox. Yes its a bitch to develop for IE6. It is slower, and i’d never use it for my default browser. But devel­op­ers who don’t opti­mise their site for every browser should be shot. But often these devel­op­ers them­selves will get the site to work per­fect in IE6 and not in Fire­fox / safari, so i’d say, IE6 is still better depend­ing on the web­sites you go to than Safari or Fire­fox.

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