Browser Versions as a Switch of Rendering Modes — the Verdict

January 24th • No Comments • Under: Sidenotes

I have thought about the suggestion to use browser version as a rendering-mode switch in IE8 for more then 24 hours now. Here is the verdict.

IE8 Version Targeting — Understanding and Discussing the Arguments

January 23rd • No Comments • Under: Understanding Web, Web Critique • Tags: web standards

In defense of version targeting is a follow-up article by Jeffrey Zeldman to his previous post and the topic of browser version targeting feature planned for the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8. His arguments (in favor of version targeting) might seem to be valid at first, but they are not enough in comparison to those who are against the version targeting.

Let’s start with an example (dates and browser versions are made up and are not important to illustrate the point). I made a website a two years ago (in 2006) and followed the W3C standards which resulted in a perfect content rendering in most of the standards aware browsers. Read more »

Browser Version Targeting vs. the Web Standards

January 23rd • 1 Comment • Under: Understanding Web, Web Critique • Tags: critique, suggestion, web standards

The following articles in the latest issue of the A List Apart magazine explain the necessity of browser targeting with the upcoming release of Internet Explorer 8, which is expected to be the most standards aware browser from Microsoft to date.

• Beyond DOCTYPE: Web Standards, Forward Compatibility, and IE8 by Aaron Gustafson,
• From Switches to Targets: A Standardista’s Journey by Eric Meyer.

To me the idea of browser targeting seems absolutely absurd, and reasons for that are so many that it will require another post to explain them all in detail. Here are just a few. Read more »

Say Hello to Morning Racer

January 16th • 9 Comments • Under: Sidenotes • Tags: WordPress

Just a quick note — this blog now has a new look. I call it the Morning Racer WordPress theme, which will be soon released public. Here’s the Morning Racer’s wiki page. What do you think?

Podcast of the week: Boagworld

January 11th • No Comments • Under: Podcast of the Week • Tags: podcast, suggestion

Every week from now on I will suggest a podcast that I have been enjoying and you might too.

Lets begin with the Boagworld — a weekly audio podcast by Paul Boag and Marcus Lillington discussing the issues of web design, development and related news. Over 100 (and counting) episodes of the Boagworld are much more than just the Web design and development 101 course for someone starting out on the Web — it is The Late Night with Paul and Marcus for everyone involved in the web design.

Home page (and blog): www.boagworld.com
Feed URL: http://feeds.feedburner.com/boagworldpodcast