We Have A New Browser War

[engine]

Firefox, MS IE, Chrome, Opera, etc. all rushing out new browsers to implement the evolving HTML 5 specifications.

Where does that leave end users, and, importantly, for WebmasterWorld members, where does that leave site developers?

[lavazza]

where does that leave site developers

Same place as usual; at our desktops with the w3c validators loaded and ready to fire

[andrewsmd]

How do you use w3c validators to check all HTML. I have found even when it says everything is good, some browsers don't parse things correctly. the only thing I have found to work is 3 wide screen monitors on a monster machine with 5 browsers open testing everything in chunks.

[tangor]

I guess I'm behind the times. Still code K.I.S.S. Haven't missed yet, regardless of browser. There's a reason why they call it "bleeding edge"...

[Marcia]

Minimum 78% IE usage base, the rest mostly all FF with a slight smattering of a few others now and then - no sweat.

Code for compliance with FF, tweak a bit for IE, and unless any single visitor is worth a potential $1 million with a high conversion potential, let the rest consider whether their rugged individualism is worth sticking with.

I learned a long time ago that in any respect, other people's so-called "needs" or "demands" don't necessarily translate into an obligation on my part. Obligation is by free choice of the individual - you or me or anybody, and that includes how we code for browsers (or not).

[poppyrich]

I'm very happy that browsers are evolving but the new capabilities are, for the moment, academic.
But it is nice to be able to get an idea of how you'll be able to code ten years from now. ;)

[caribguy]

rugged individualism

Nicely said. My threshold is 5 percent - or one out of 20 visitors - before I consider any fix that involves more than a few minutes of work...

Let's please leave the browser wars where they belong, in the 90's

[wildbest]

***Let's please leave the browser wars where they belong, in the 90's***

Yeah, now I'm using only IE and Chrome.

[txbakers]

Me too - only IE and Chrome, plus some FF to test.

Chrome is fabulous and will be better.