Published 2 years ago, in Blog, Web
No, I don’t mean to say existing Internet Explorer 6 users shouldn’t upgrade to one of the countless newer, faster and safer browsers out there. What I’m talking about is a little gimmick which surfaced a week or so ago called IE6 Update.
The authors came up with the brilliant idea of mimicking the standard Internet Explorer information bar, urging users to update to a newer version of Internet Explorer. You can include the bar on your site or web application using a small code snippet available on the project’s website. It automatically checks if your users are running IE6, only showing the bar to those who are. So why is this such a bad idea? (…) more after the jump ›
Published 3 years ago, in Blog, Web
If you’re familiar with designing for the Web, then you’ve probably heard about the principle of Graceful Degradation. This concept focuses on being able to provide a fault-tolerant system, assuring that a system can continue to operate should one of it’s components fail.
Translate that into the Web world, and all it means is that you should somehow support older browsers. You develop using the latest and greatest and then, by the end of the project, you test your product on older browsers, making fixes here and there. Also, you frantically strive to design a wholly equal experience for all the browsers you “support”. What ends up happening is that you get a relatively watered-down experience in all platforms, all because of the need to support older browsers. (…) more after the jump ›
Published 3 years ago, in Blog, Web
Electronista reported today that Microsoft is thinking about developing a sibling of Internet Explorer based on open-source technologies, namely Webkit. This platform was popularized by Apple, with its Safari browser, and more recently by Google‘s new browser effort, the Chrome.
Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO said ”Apple has embraced Webkit and we may look at that, but we will continue to build extensions for IE 8″, which, in my opinion, translates to “we may launch an open-source Internet Explorer, but only to lure in more users to our proprietary platform”.
Regardless of the truth of this rumor, as a Web Designer I’m sure I’d love to see Trident (Internet Explorer’s proprietary rendering engine) banished to the deep fires of hell.
Published 3 years ago, in Blog, Web
Over my years as a web developer I’ve steadily developed a strong, flaming hatred for Microsoft’s famed IE6. And I know I’m not alone. Why, you ask? (…) more after the jump ›
