Google to phase out support for ie6

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  • markeebee0

    Frankly, I can't wait for IE6 to disappear off the radar.

    Getting rid of IE6 isn't going to suddenly turn web development into a tedious, unskilled profession—it just means we will be able to make better looking and performing sites because we don't have to dumb down our CSS and include weird, bug-exploiting hacks in our code.

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    • Be pragmatic .. IE6 sites don't need to looks exactly the same as sites on well-behaved browsers.
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    • I agree—but try telling that to a client who uses IE6 when they realise it looks different on other people's computers.markeebee
    • To that client, I'd explain the idea behind graceful degradation; and suggest if they want things to look the same - I can reduce all sites to the standard of IE6.
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    • the same - I can reduce all sites to the standard of IE6.
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    • learn to develop in a way that takes out the issues of ie6. its not difficult it just takes practice and patienceStugoo
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      progressively enhance not gracefully degrade      Stugoo
    • So rather than just encouraging clients to upgrade a nine year old web browser, I should offer to make all my work uglier and less functional to accommodate it? I'm sorry, I don't agree—perhaps a few years ago I would have, but not anymore.markeebee
    • less functional to accomodate it? I'm sorry, but I don't agree—perhaps a few years ago I would have, but not now.markeebee
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    • It's not about your client's browser .. it's about your client's customer's browsers.
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    • In the real world, it's both.markeebee
    • Re. reducing all functionality to IE6 standard -> it's something most sane clients wouldn't expect you to carry out.
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    • The point is .. you can get your client to upgrade their browser, but you can't get all the people working for companies listed at http://ie6list.com/ to do the same.
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    • http://ie6list.com/ to do the same.
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    • uglier? sorry but its been a long time since I've sacrificed a majory part of design because of ie6.Stugoo
    • I was referring mainly to the ugliness of my code; though visually I 've had a lot of issues with borders, cursors and lack of PNG support in IE6 too.markeebee
    • PNG support in IE6 too.markeebee
    • easy work aroundsStugoo
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