5 Reasons IE8 Will Rule over Firefox

Posted by acts_as_flinn Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:39:00 GMT

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So you may have heard that IE8 Beta 2 Shipped. It’s awesome…relative to any other previous release of IE. It’s like the Windows XP of Internet Explorers.

I’ve been developing web apps for a long time… which means I obligatorily hate IE. I still do hate it but I’m surprised at how good a release Microsoft has shipped. The look and feel is less bubble gum and a little more crisp. There is even a developer tool that’s almost as good as Firebug… no really. In addition to the dom browser there’s actually a javascript debugger in IE! I’m really amazed. They did manage to sneak in some hook ups to MSN’s crappy services but hey what do you expect?

I actually think there is something to the developer tools in IE8. Microsoft is actually listening to the biggest criticisms coming from the web development community about how difficult it is to develop for IE. I work on some fairly high profile sites along with some pretty large teams for names you’ve heard of (Time, Sports Illustrated, Turner, etc.) and I’m seeing the vast majority of web developers using Macs with Firefox (and Firebug of course). Microsoft really used to cater to developers but the web has always been one of the hardest markets for Microsoft to capture developer market share in. Why? Because Microsoft has made the web suck and our jobs a lot harder. But I think they are starting to get it.

So will IE8 rule over Firefox…not for me but I’m sure it will for the countless masses still using IE. The side benefit for all of us web slaves is an easier to use and program for version of IE. Now please Microsoft just phase out IE6!

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Sorry had to put that there ;-)

I hate you IE!

Posted by acts_as_flinn Wed, 01 Aug 2007 16:12:00 GMT 


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Damn You Internet Explorer 6

Posted by acts_as_flinn Fri, 18 May 2007 01:20:00 GMT

I spent a good portion of my day debugging internet explorer’s rendering of TRAQInventory. The thought occurred to me that I’ve been doing this far too long..not just today but for like the past 10 years Internet Explorer and it’s standards non-compliance has plagued my very existence. I’ll be the first to admit that I was excited for IE7 not so I could use it, but I was hoping that it would have better support CSS, PNG, layout, ... It is a bit better on most things than 6 but the situation is almost worse because I now have to test against IE 6 & 7. Can I get a break?