One of the benefits of web standards is that our documents are marked up correctly before we reach the presentational stage. One of the benefits of IE6 (et al) is that we can target specific versions using Conditional Comments. The combination of the two means we can still send our content to old browsers, but not have to bother with the presentation, thus saving ourselves hours of needless headaches and frustrations, while not punishing the users of said old browsers by denying them access to our content. (via)
This entry was written on September 4th, 2008. It was tagged with ie6
Nathan Smith lists out some specific reasons as to why he feels the need to drop support for IE6. As he states, this is just a short list, but it contains some of the major offenders. Great list with links to more information and resources related to the bugs.
I am on board with Nathan, and others, who are ready to drop support for IE6. I don't think it's about complaining and throwing it out the window, that won't solve anything. I think it's about taking a stand and charging clients extra for the extra time it takes to work on the ancient browser. This helps protect your time and investments, and also helps to educate clients on why IE6 is a hassle and let them know there are alternatives.
This entry was written on September 4th, 2008. It was tagged with ie6