Browsers, bad coding, good coding and IE8
Tuesday, 26. February 2008, 18:44:10
For those of you out there who have been looking for a clarification on this whole "version targeting" thing that Internet explorer 8 is going to introduce, and how this ties in to other browsers, such as, ahem, Opera, I recommend a tour on the "A list Apart" website, where you will find three articles that address this question:
“Forgiving” Browsers Considered Harmful by J. David Eisenberg
Version Targeting: Threat or Menace? by Jeffrey Zeldman
and
They Shoot Browsers, Don't They? by Jeremy Keith
You're in for about, oh, perhaps 20 to 30 minutes of reading, but when you're finished you'll have a much clearer picture of Microsoft's logic behind the decision to create still another line of code for website developers.
As to whether it's good logic or bad logic, the discussion is open. Let me know what you think!
“Forgiving” Browsers Considered Harmful by J. David Eisenberg
Version Targeting: Threat or Menace? by Jeffrey Zeldman
and
They Shoot Browsers, Don't They? by Jeremy Keith
You're in for about, oh, perhaps 20 to 30 minutes of reading, but when you're finished you'll have a much clearer picture of Microsoft's logic behind the decision to create still another line of code for website developers.
As to whether it's good logic or bad logic, the discussion is open. Let me know what you think!
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