RE: FLASH: BROWSER WARS - What developers should do . . .

[Barranger Ridler]

For anyone who has been doing any web development outside of flash and has

had a good look at NN6 will see that they have left us out in the cold.  By

dropping all proprietary tags they have created a product that in no way is

backward compatible.  Hardly something that will help developers out.


Barranger


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Subject: RE: FLASH: BROWSER WARS - What developers should do . . .



Yes but the fact that none of the versions of IE are compliant with all the

standard web technologies (HTML 4,CSS,DOM etc) which have been around for a

while as W3C recommendations doesn't effect any additions the browser makers

want to add on.


The latest version of Netscape has been completely overhauled to support

these basic standards and more as well, plus NN6 will be more configurable

and extendable than IE 5.  I only wish that MS could get the basic's right

before creating these extra features that are not core to its prime purpose

i.e. browse the web.


As for a striped down version that supports standards try Opera (its not

perfect but its getting better).


If you are interested in these issues join WaSP -

http://www.webstandards.org/

they also have an excellent mailing list.


Thanks,

Mark.


>> Why can't Netscape and MS both support exactly the same technologies?


> I said this before. The MS IE browser is much more than a tool to surf the

>world wide web. It would be like having a Ford being interchangabel with

>a GM. Just because both are cars, it doesn't mean that all of the ECM data

>that controls the onboard computers would work with each others vehicles.


>Some of us use these technologies you speak about to create browser

>specific applications that have nothing to do with surfing the web.

>client/server relationships does not necessarily mean surfing the internet.


>A company that can create a stripped down browser designed exclusively

>for the masses and is based on the W3C standards might do well.


>I don't have any pennies so here's a nickles's worth.


jb


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