Comments on: Degradation Without Grace http://devblog.xing.com/frontend/degradation-without-grace/ Programming tidbits and other insights from the developers at XING.com Wed, 16 May 2012 13:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Home Brewing http://devblog.xing.com/frontend/degradation-without-grace/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Home Brewing Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:36:33 +0000 http://devblog.xing.com/?p=437#comment-359 It is that long time between IE6 and IE7 that have made companies feel comfortable with their chosen platform, but they should realize by now that that was an exception (and a mistake on Microsofts' part). When you consider a browser platform as a platform for applications you should now be aware of the fast changeing nature of that platform and be able to keep up with that. I'm not very much looking forward having to support IE7 for many years to come wereas I can now already easily drop Firefox 2.x support. It is that long time between IE6 and IE7 that have made companies feel comfortable with their chosen platform, but they should realize by now that that was an exception (and a mistake on Microsofts’ part). When you consider a browser platform as a platform for applications you should now be aware of the fast changeing nature of that platform and be able to keep up with that. I’m not very much looking forward having to support IE7 for many years to come wereas I can now already easily drop Firefox 2.x support.

]]> By: Jim http://devblog.xing.com/frontend/degradation-without-grace/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Jim Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:13:43 +0000 http://devblog.xing.com/?p=437#comment-333 You kids these days. You think this is bad? Back in the early 90s, when HTML was still being born every browser had a different take on which new features to implement and when. It was a weekly battle to keep our site up to snuff! You kids these days. You think this is bad? Back in the early 90s, when HTML was still being born every browser had a different take on which new features to implement and when. It was a weekly battle to keep our site up to snuff!

]]> By: Martijn van Turnhout http://devblog.xing.com/frontend/degradation-without-grace/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Martijn van Turnhout Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:31:31 +0000 http://devblog.xing.com/?p=437#comment-209 Ah yeah, the eternal IE6 problem! I'm facing the same problem on a daily basis as a front-end developer. I am not going to stop supporting, but I AM using more dirty tricks in my IE6 only CSS stylesheet. - I'm not afraid to use more resource hungry PNG filters whenever it's needed. - The same goes for expression rules, with which I can emulate CSS like "first-child" for example in IE6. Stuff like that. This way, the websites can still be viewed with IE6, but they are a bit slower by using that browser. Ah yeah,

the eternal IE6 problem! I’m facing the same problem on a daily basis as a front-end developer. I am not going to stop supporting, but I AM using more dirty tricks in my IE6 only CSS stylesheet.

- I’m not afraid to use more resource hungry PNG filters whenever it’s needed.
- The same goes for expression rules, with which I can emulate CSS like “first-child” for example in IE6.

Stuff like that. This way, the websites can still be viewed with IE6, but they are a bit slower by using that browser.

]]> By: Ingo Chao http://devblog.xing.com/frontend/degradation-without-grace/comment-page-1/#comment-202 Ingo Chao Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:31:29 +0000 http://devblog.xing.com/?p=437#comment-202 Thanks for your comments. Some good essays on this subject: Dirk Jesse – Hold on an stand still – das Leben mit dem IE6 – http://www.highresolution.info/spotlight/entry/hold_on_an_stand_still_das_leben_mit_dem_ie6/ EfA – Browser in Zeiten wie diesen – http://www.einfach-fuer-alle.de/blog/id/2477/ Jens Grochtdreis – Den Teufelskreis brechen – http://grochtdreis.de/weblog/2009/02/20/den-teufelskreis-brechen/ Thanks for your comments. Some good essays on this subject:

Dirk Jesse – Hold on an stand still – das Leben mit dem IE6 – http://www.highresolution.info/spotlight/entry/hold_on_an_stand_still_das_leben_mit_dem_ie6/
EfA – Browser in Zeiten wie diesen – http://www.einfach-fuer-alle.de/blog/id/2477/
Jens Grochtdreis – Den Teufelskreis brechen – http://grochtdreis.de/weblog/2009/02/20/den-teufelskreis-brechen/

]]> By: David Laakso http://devblog.xing.com/frontend/degradation-without-grace/comment-page-1/#comment-201 David Laakso Mon, 23 Feb 2009 14:03:45 +0000 http://devblog.xing.com/?p=437#comment-201 Your article is well stated and well put. Thanks. Your article is well stated and well put. Thanks.

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