Ugh. I am fighting this battle right now at work. I hate the fact that instead of being able to code a standards-compliant web site (which would allow me to focus most of my attention on actually building the application), I have to employ hacks and workarounds just so I can support the 8% of our site users that are using a browser whose lineage dates back 4.5+ years (Netscape 4.0 came out in June 1997). CSS standards? Nope. Predictable HTML output? Nope. Yet the situation at my current employer demands nothing less -- too few people to do too much work. By being able to focus on standards rather than workarounds, we can get much more work done in less time. Don't like the way the site looks in Netscape 4.08? Upgrade your browser, plain and simple...much better ones exist.
I am pushing towards only supporting browsers based upon what their standards support is. HTML 4.01 and CSS1 full (OK, 95%) compliance is what I would like, which pretty much includes MSIE 4+, Mozilla, NS 6+, and Opera. Personally, I think all browsers should time bomb after 2 years, so that users are forced to upgrade from time to time. Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rey Bango" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 10:42 PM Subject: SOT: Is the Netscape browser still a consideration? > For the longest time, I've coded my sites to take into account Netscape > users but with the ever-dwindling numbers of Navigator afficianados and IE's > continued growth, I've been wondering if I should even bother worrying about > whether my sites work with Netscape. > > Since this has been one of my best resources for info and some of the most > talented and savvy people that I've met post to CF-Talk, I was hoping that I > could get some good feedback. > > So, if we consider that the apps that I'm developing will be geared towards > the Internet consumer at large and I won't have the luxury of developing for > a controlled environment like a corporate intranet, I beg the question: > > Should I continue to worry about Netscape? If so, which version should serve > as a baseline? > > Looking forward to your responses. > > C-ya, > > Rey... > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get Your Own Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusionb FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
