Ready or not

mywebwork · 03-18-2010, 04:37 PM

I'm not a fan of Internet Explorer but nonetheless as a developer it's something that I need to use to verify design compatibility.

Currently I need to support IE6, 7 and 8 and am looking forward to dropping the IE 6 support soon.

But of course there soon will be IE 9 to consider, and Microsoft has now released a "Test Drive" edition of their new browser. You can get it here:

Internet Explorer 9: Platform Demos

This is not a full-fledged browser, it's missing a lot of features. Interestingly you can install it without overwriting your previous version of IE (I installed it on one of my Windows 7 machines that also has IE 8).

Probably a good idea to test it out with your latest designs, to see if you'll have any issues when this is released later this year - that's the reason I downloaded it.

Bill

unsmashed · 04-10-2010, 09:47 PM

new browsers, while important to support, take YEARS to become the majority of what is used. I can't wait for IE6 to drop off the radar either.

Orlando Web Design · 04-10-2010, 10:11 PM

Thanks for info on IE9.

Unfortunately, the reality is, even though support for IE6 will be "dropped" by the Microsoft empire, it will take years for the 20% of www people who still it to stop using it. Some of these people don't like change and others live in countries where the web is very slow and don't have access to upgrades.

I can't wait for the death of IE6 but I don't think it will be coming anytime soon

Sam Fowler · 04-11-2010, 12:02 AM

As a developer, I'm not a MS fan. Some products I suuport are designed for IE only. Recently worked with jQuery and it's a pain getting plugins to work seamlessly on IE6, IE7 and IE 8.

silverlink · 04-11-2010, 12:51 AM

Thanks for the update. Since IE7-8 work pretty well I'd assume IE9 wouldn't be much worry. I wonder if it'll finally support border-radius?

Even though we're stuck with IE6 for quite a while longer, at least it finally trails IE8 and 7 (in that order) in terms of real-world usage.

03-18-2010, 04:37 PM	#1
mywebwork Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA & Montreal Canada Posts: 2,218 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 759 Thanked 724 Times in 505 Posts	Ready or not - IE 9 I'm not a fan of Internet Explorer but nonetheless as a developer it's something that I need to use to verify design compatibility. Currently I need to support IE6, 7 and 8 and am looking forward to dropping the IE 6 support soon. But of course there soon will be IE 9 to consider, and Microsoft has now released a "Test Drive" edition of their new browser. You can get it here: Internet Explorer 9: Platform Demos This is not a full-fledged browser, it's missing a lot of features. Interestingly you can install it without overwriting your previous version of IE (I installed it on one of my Windows 7 machines that also has IE 8). Probably a good idea to test it out with your latest designs, to see if you'll have any issues when this is released later this year - that's the reason I downloaded it. Bill

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unsmashed Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 48 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Ready or not - IE 9 new browsers, while important to support, take YEARS to become the majority of what is used. I can't wait for IE6 to drop off the radar either.

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Orlando Web Design Laurence Samuels War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Orlando, FL - USA Posts: 357 Thanks: 63 Thanked 44 Times in 41 Posts Contact Info	Re: Ready or not - IE 9 Thanks for info on IE9. Unfortunately, the reality is, even though support for IE6 will be "dropped" by the Microsoft empire, it will take years for the 20% of www people who still it to stop using it. Some of these people don't like change and others live in countries where the web is very slow and don't have access to upgrades. I can't wait for the death of IE6 but I don't think it will be coming anytime soon
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Sam Fowler Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 57 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: Ready or not - IE 9 As a developer, I'm not a MS fan. Some products I suuport are designed for IE only. Recently worked with jQuery and it's a pain getting plugins to work seamlessly on IE6, IE7 and IE 8.

04-11-2010, 12:51 AM	#5
silverlink Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 12 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ready or not - IE 9 Thanks for the update. Since IE7-8 work pretty well I'd assume IE9 wouldn't be much worry. I wonder if it'll finally support border-radius? Even though we're stuck with IE6 for quite a while longer, at least it finally trails IE8 and 7 (in that order) in terms of real-world usage.