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Posted by El Kabong on 05/11/07 14:57
There is a lovely site offering arguments regarding use of scripts to detect
which browser a visitor is using: http://www.quirksmode.org/js/support.html.
While reading the author's essay, it occurred to me that there was actually
a broader subject involved: Why should, or shouldn't, we design for the
lowest browser capability? Now please keep in mind that I do _not_ have a
solidly opinion formed regarding this yet but I would like to have one, a
valid one, if possible.
One point I've considered leads me away from the idea of designing for the
older or more obscure browser versions, since newer popular browsers are
free for the downloading. Therefore, the question becomes, "is the added
time and effort (translate to "expense") to develop universally compatible
pages justified?"
This may seem a moot discussion and perhaps I'm merely looking for
justification for a lazy man's way out, but I'm very interested in your
opinions about this.
Thanks,
El
"Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is
no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof."
Galbraith's Law
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