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Created in 2004, <quagma/> covers a hodgepodge of topics including software engineering, politics, sociology, random information, and notes from the author.
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Remember when cross-browser compatibility was the fad? It was implied that you would write your HTML/JS/CSS to work on all web browsers, even though everyone knew full well that doing so required different commands for different browsers. And if anyone stopped to think about that ridiculous expectation, the number of browsers, versions, and operating platforms would make the task prohibitively expensive.
The topic always led into a good interview discussion, as the candidate was sitting there knowing that the "correct" answer was "Of course, I test my code against all browsers." As if the poor candidate could make the executive resource decision that a hypothetical web application, with a hypothetical timeline and budget, and unstated requirements, warrented a test against all possible web-browsers. If the interviewer were taking the answer seriously, I don't think a single web developer would ever have gotten hired, unless the company operated on an unlimited budget inside of a time machine. We've evolved since then. Point is, like with all other business-engineering decisions, you write your code to work against what is required. Sure, there's still a such thing as being cross-browser conscious, but you get the point. Fortunately, there are really only two players. Internet Explorer (Windows) and Firefox (Almost everything, including Windows). This application is written for Firefox, however also tested on IE. If you're in the 1% still using Opera, then my apologies... But then again, really, how many companies are having their testers sit down at a computer with Opera? (See http://www.w3schools.com/browsers/browsers_stats.asp for browser stats).
by Tom
in category Technology.
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