Rants, squabbles and other blog affairs of web developer and web designer Beno Rudolf.
If you’re a client in the process of building a new web thingy, be it a page, an app, or whatever, you have almost certainly hired a professional. A professional.
Now, here’s the tricky part: Listen to her/him!
You are paying her/him for her/his counsel and service. You. If you think you know better (which you probably don’t), then don’t hire people. You’re wasting time and money. Your money.
Instead of forcing outdated browsers to display the newest and coolest features, we should embrace the idea of websites giving browsers what they can display and not choking on code. A text box that is a solid blue background in IE6 and rounded-corner drop-shadow box with a beautiful blue gradient in Webkit browsers and Firefox is not a bug; it is actually the way the Web works. One cannot easily build a physical product that adapts to the person using it; we can on the Web, and we should exploit this opportunity instead of condemning it.
