Posted by Neredbojias on 05/11/07 17:06

On Fri, 11 May 2007 14:57:23 GMT El Kabong scribed:

> 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.

This has been discussed ad infinitum so perhaps you could edify yourself
more satisfactorily by Googling for past usenet fare on the subject.

--
Neredbojias
He who laughs last sounds like an idiot.

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