Microsoft, by not keeping Internet Explorer up to date as web development has moved into the era of open web standards, has caused web professionals all over the world a lot of grief.
I don't think this can be emphasised enough. It's not just "a lot of grief".
It's years of being held back, knowing what you could do, knowing that it would be possible if it weren't for this one damn browser.
It's hours spent at the office instead of with your friends and family for no other reason than Internet Explorer not being good enough.
It's knowing what absolute garbage it is, and yet being utterly powerless to do anything other than babysit it.
It's knowing that there is no end to it for years to come, even now that Internet Explorer 7 is almost finished.
It's knowing that even when Internet Explorer 7 is deployed on most people's computers (my best guess the year 2010), it still won't be good enough to handle a lot of CSS 2 (published 1998).
Internet Explorer is a ten tonne weight around the neck of web developers everywhere, it's been utterly demoralising for years, and I really can't work up the energy to care that poor Chris is upset. I know he's trying to do the right thing. I know it's not his fault. But ultimately I, like a lot of web developers, have just reached the end of my tether and nothing will be good enough to stop this feeling of resentment.
Yeah, there's nothing he can do about it but put up with it. I guess after a few more years of unwarranted abuse, he'll finally understand what it's been like for us web developers"
- Couldn't agree more.
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