IE8: "On the path to Web Standards Compliance"
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IE8: "On the path to Web Standards Compliance"
Has Microsoft finally realized web standards are important?!
http://www.digg.com/microsoft/Internet_ ... ACID2_test
http://www.digg.com/microsoft/Internet_ ... ACID2_test
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I haven't read it - but I will and I"l.l save that link too thanks. 
Anyways, I sure hope they have. After spending the better part of two days re-designing my application UI and adjusting the validating XHTML only to find it doesn't work in IE6...jesus...I just want the same code to work in all browsers thank you very much.
Anyways, I sure hope they have. After spending the better part of two days re-designing my application UI and adjusting the validating XHTML only to find it doesn't work in IE6...jesus...I just want the same code to work in all browsers thank you very much.
Maybe they'll gain back some of the market share from standards compliant browsers. But, the damage is already done. They should've followed down this path 5+ years ago and I'd still be using IE. They lost a lot of people to mozilla, opera, safari, and others.
And unless it gets to the point where IE is such the gold standards of standards compliance, that people openly start loathing firefox and it becomes a hassle to develop for firefox, then I won't be switching.
And unless it gets to the point where IE is such the gold standards of standards compliance, that people openly start loathing firefox and it becomes a hassle to develop for firefox, then I won't be switching.
Set Search Time - A google chrome extension. When you search only results from the past year (or set time period) are displayed. Helps tremendously when using new technologies to avoid outdated results.
They've mentioned the details on their blog (http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2007/1 ... stone.aspx)
I was hoping this would be available in Windows XP SP3 RC - maybe it'll be available on SP3 Final.
Its mentioned that web developers can just add an HTML tag at the beginning to indicate to render in standards mode or not.
I was hoping this would be available in Windows XP SP3 RC - maybe it'll be available on SP3 Final.
Its mentioned that web developers can just add an HTML tag at the beginning to indicate to render in standards mode or not.
This will take a long time to come into effect, though. A very large percentage of xp users are still using ie6 and lower. Not to mention people still using ME, 95, 98. Too many versions of IE with drastically different rendering capabilities. 
Set Search Time - A google chrome extension. When you search only results from the past year (or set time period) are displayed. Helps tremendously when using new technologies to avoid outdated results.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ACIDThe Ninja Space Goat wrote:heard this on slashdot... very nice.
EDIT: just because I'm curious... what does acid stand for? I read in my mysql book that it relates to transactions. Did the acid2 test just borrow the word acid from transaction testing?
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I think that the fact there is an IE8 at all is suggestive things are improving. IE7 was incredibly hyped and became a disappointment in the end. I still open up IE7 and get the location of all those buttons wrong!
I still think they'll have a lot of catching up to do. The open source browsers have conquered (mostly) web standards or at least have a handle on them. The selling points between each have progressed past the basics into the realm of who's faster, who is more extendible, who's javascript engine is best, who's...
Unless IE8 racks up points on that level it's still going to get slated upon release.
I still think they'll have a lot of catching up to do. The open source browsers have conquered (mostly) web standards or at least have a handle on them. The selling points between each have progressed past the basics into the realm of who's faster, who is more extendible, who's javascript engine is best, who's...
Unless IE8 racks up points on that level it's still going to get slated upon release.
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The term "acid test" comes from the gold rush. Gold reacts differently to most acids than other metals; prospectors used acid mixtures to verify their claims. It's now synonymous with "foolproof, independent verification".
It's just an unfortunate coincidence that DBs use the same word as an acronym.
It's just an unfortunate coincidence that DBs use the same word as an acronym.
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New browser versions always take years to replace their previous versions. Vista, flopping like it did, only compounds the issue.
I applaud MS for passing Acid2, but it means very little for us poor developers since IE6 still works fine for the users that are happy with it. The fact that many people didn't update to IE7 is a clear indicator that those same users won't upgrade to IE8 either.
Good job IE team; too bad the OS team cut your legs off. Best of luck!
I applaud MS for passing Acid2, but it means very little for us poor developers since IE6 still works fine for the users that are happy with it. The fact that many people didn't update to IE7 is a clear indicator that those same users won't upgrade to IE8 either.
Good job IE team; too bad the OS team cut your legs off. Best of luck!