Comments on: Internet Explorer 8 Essentials http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/ Web Development & Design Tutorials Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:51:56 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Pre http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-103379 Pre Tue, 08 Sep 2009 05:45:26 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-103379 Can we just ban it? For junior developers like me who just find plugin's I like and add it to my site, I don't have the money to pay someone to fix the ie issues on my site. NOTHING WORKS WITH IE ON MY SITE NOTHING. With all the other browsers it works just fine. I'd really love just a full out ban of IE, all versions of it. I can't comprehend how the company with the largest R&D budget is putting out such fucking filth. From xbox 360 and the ring of death, to vista to ie. Just fuck em. Can we just ban it? For junior developers like me who just find plugin’s I like and add it to my site, I don’t have the money to pay someone to fix the ie issues on my site. NOTHING WORKS WITH IE ON MY SITE NOTHING. With all the other browsers it works just fine. I’d really love just a full out ban of IE, all versions of it. I can’t comprehend how the company with the largest R&D budget is putting out such fucking filth. From xbox 360 and the ring of death, to vista to ie. Just fuck em.

]]> By: Michael Mokrysz http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-102641 Michael Mokrysz Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:48:27 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-102641 I love IE8. Seriously, it's wonderful - here's why: For 2 years I've been trying to have my family move to anything but IE, and yet they've never wanted to. However, IE 8 froze and/or crashed every 5 minutes on the PC they use at our holiday home (seems to be a known issue with older PCs), and so they had to switch (to FF as it happens). Once I pointed out all the wonderful extensions, themes, etc for it they've stopped using IE even on the PCs at our main home where it worked fine. Thanks Microsoft! Everything else about it is still crap, but at least it gives me an excuse to convert people to FF for more than my personal benefit. I love IE8. Seriously, it’s wonderful – here’s why:

For 2 years I’ve been trying to have my family move to anything but IE, and yet they’ve never wanted to. However, IE 8 froze and/or crashed every 5 minutes on the PC they use at our holiday home (seems to be a known issue with older PCs), and so they had to switch (to FF as it happens).

Once I pointed out all the wonderful extensions, themes, etc for it they’ve stopped using IE even on the PCs at our main home where it worked fine. Thanks Microsoft!

Everything else about it is still crap, but at least it gives me an excuse to convert people to FF for more than my personal benefit.

]]> By: Cosmin http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-57388 Cosmin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:05:02 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-57388 IE will never be good, because it was always just some code (Trident if I'm not mistaking) bought by MS (who also cheated the developer, agreeing to share profits and then they included IE for free in Windows)... Don't sweat it, the European Union has this in sight as far as I've heard, with a little luck, MS might be forced to give up developing IE ;) IE will never be good, because it was always just some code (Trident if I’m not mistaking) bought by MS (who also cheated the developer, agreeing to share profits and then they included IE for free in Windows)…

Don’t sweat it, the European Union has this in sight as far as I’ve heard, with a little luck, MS might be forced to give up developing IE ;)

]]> By: Cosmin http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-57387 Cosmin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 10:01:05 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-57387 Well, it would be nice if you understood that no one is asking MS to create IE... If it's that hard (and I know it is), how come Mozilla and Safari are way better? Aren't they humans too? Or maybe it's Alien tech :D And about your "do a browser for next year"... that's just words in the wind, I was expecting something smarter ;) Well, it would be nice if you understood that no one is asking MS to create IE…

If it’s that hard (and I know it is), how come Mozilla and Safari are way better?

Aren’t they humans too? Or maybe it’s Alien tech :D

And about your “do a browser for next year”… that’s just words in the wind, I was expecting something smarter ;)

]]> By: Cosmin http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-57385 Cosmin Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:55:55 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-57385 that's bullshit actually MS is just not able to create a solid browser and introduces "compatibility mode"...crap! IE8 is still way behind Firefox, and always will be, because Firefox is developed by the whole world, not just a team of developers. Oh...and Accelerators? Another crap - this is stolen from the Ubiquity project of Mozilla, you might wanna check it out ;) The numbers are there and you can't open your mouth : IE8 fails big time with ACID3, and that's that! MS has always "stolen" tech from other projects, and claiming to be they're own, since Windows and up to IE and whatever you want. MS's advantage was that they got Windows out on the market earlier, and that's it. A browser that cannot render modern sites properly, but offers you the option to use other redering engines (other than its own), cannot be called a browser....it's crap... And yes, I'm using Windows, I'm not a Mac lover (can't afford one). And lawrence77, soon everybody will ignore your IE, so you can stick to your dinosaur-aged browser - we will give you a message stating to switch to a better browser :P that’s bullshit actually

MS is just not able to create a solid browser and introduces “compatibility mode”…crap!

IE8 is still way behind Firefox, and always will be, because Firefox is developed by the whole world, not just a team of developers.

Oh…and Accelerators? Another crap – this is stolen from the Ubiquity project of Mozilla, you might wanna check it out ;)

The numbers are there and you can’t open your mouth : IE8 fails big time with ACID3, and that’s that!

MS has always “stolen” tech from other projects, and claiming to be they’re own, since Windows and up to IE and whatever you want.

MS’s advantage was that they got Windows out on the market earlier, and that’s it.

A browser that cannot render modern sites properly, but offers you the option to use other redering engines (other than its own), cannot be called a browser….it’s crap…

And yes, I’m using Windows, I’m not a Mac lover (can’t afford one).

And lawrence77, soon everybody will ignore your IE, so you can stick to your dinosaur-aged browser – we will give you a message stating to switch to a better browser :P

]]> By: Miguel http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-56948 Miguel Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:24:49 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-56948 Not when it comes to javascript, I've ran several tests. Not when it comes to javascript, I’ve ran several tests.

]]> By: Keithics http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-50408 Keithics Wed, 01 Apr 2009 10:39:00 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-50408 I love IE specially IE6 , it makes me a hard working developer. Let's me specify code just for IE Tests for hours just for IE And everything just to make it work! I love IE specially IE6 , it makes me a hard working developer.
Let’s me specify code just for IE
Tests for hours just for IE
And everything just to make it work!

]]> By: Will http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-50288 Will Tue, 31 Mar 2009 23:11:15 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-50288 Seriously, wow i never new you called your mom a cat but well everybody thinks differently. By the way every web browser can render HTML Correctly. That's one of the most basic languages ever. JASOn Seriously, wow i never new you called your mom a cat but well everybody thinks differently.

By the way every web browser can render HTML Correctly. That’s one of the most basic languages ever.

JASOn

]]> By: Jason http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-50031 Jason Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:24:31 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-50031 A cat turd on a slice of white bread can render HTML better than Internet Explorer. A cat turd on a slice of white bread can render HTML better than Internet Explorer.

]]> By: Jason http://net.tutsplus.com/articles/general/internet-explorer-8-essentials/#comment-50028 Jason Tue, 31 Mar 2009 03:20:57 +0000 http://net.tutsplus.com/?p=3858#comment-50028 I don't think that "it's hard to make a web browser" is a valid excuse for a company who is supposed to be making valuable software...that argument is null and void. Failing the newest Acid test is definitely bad news. It means that once again Microsoft is choosing to ignore all other standards that browsers are trying to move towards. I really pity those who still use IE to surf the web. There are so many other options! I hope everyone keeps using progressive enhancement so that people will switch from IE to something prettier, more stable and usable. I don’t think that “it’s hard to make a web browser” is a valid excuse for a company who is supposed to be making valuable software…that argument is null and void.

Failing the newest Acid test is definitely bad news. It means that once again Microsoft is choosing to ignore all other standards that browsers are trying to move towards. I really pity those who still use IE to surf the web. There are so many other options! I hope everyone keeps using progressive enhancement so that people will switch from IE to something prettier, more stable and usable.

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