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Using their own outdated, unsupported browser? Why should they develop websites against a 22 year old browser version?

• heyoni 5y ago
  On the one hand, it’s a sign of technical prowess to be able to accommodate browsers going that far back. On the other, it’s kind of embarrassing not to have a barebones version of your website load in case an old browser is detected. IE5 had Ajax after all, what more does a search box really need? The answer? Endless tracking and cookies and phoning home. God forbid someone uses a browser we can’t use to collect infinite metrics. Makes me wonder, does bing work with lynx?
  • rbanffy 5y ago
    Lynx is not outdated. It’s actively maintained and updated. Last release is a couple months old.
    • charcircuit 5y ago
      Lynx doesn't support JavaScript like every other modern browser. It is outdated.
      • tata71 5y ago
        In tech, we call this "opinionated".
• tinus_hn 5y ago
  I realize that it probably doesn’t pay, but it wouldn’t be that difficult to implement just a form to type queries and a basic html result page that works without javascript.
  • calvinmorrison 5y ago
    Welcome to my Friday nightmare. Some update broke dropdowns on IE9 because, apparently plain form select HTML is no longer a viable thing because we can't beautify it. Why my erp to UPS connector needed beautification I don't know. I call, they know, everybody using IE (as required by this connector) is down. Great. Patch rolls in the morning and suddenly looks like chrome is supported. Sigh
  • rbanffy 5y ago
    It certainly wouldn’t. Forms have been with us for a very long time and I’ve done it more times than I can remember.