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Microsoft doesn't consider IE a browser anymore, they call it a "compatibility solution"[0][1]. If a site looks bad in IE, I think that is ok these days. (funct
by Vanderson 7y ago
Microsoft doesn't consider IE a browser anymore, they call it a "compatibility solution"[0][1]. If a site looks bad in IE, I think that is ok these days. (functional but ugly, is there an industry phrase to encapsulate this idea?) IE 11 was released 5 year ago...
[0] https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-security-chief-ie-is-not-a-browser-so-stop-using-it-as-your-default/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-security-chief-ie-is...
[1] https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-IT-Pro-Blog/The-perils-of-using-Internet-Explorer-as-your-default-browser/ba-p/331732 https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Windows-IT-Pro-Blog/T...
- brailsafe 7y agoGraceful degradation.
- Vanderson 7y agoThank you. I guess I always considered that a phrase regarding features where a browser doesn't have a feature yet, but will in the future. But I guess it works well for the other direction as well. (ie, a browser that will never have any new features)
- brailsafe 7y agoThat's progressive enhancement. Progressive Enhancement: Starting from some baseline, ideally static content, and building in features that newer, usually visual browsers can support Graceful degradation: What happens if things don't work perfectly, or some browser doesn't support a feature, or network connectivity is shit so your js file doesn't load.