NYC Java Engineer

Browser compatibility : they should all work

I continue to encounter web sites that appear not to function in, say, Firefox and Chrome, but work in Internet Explorer.

Well, here is my take. There is nothing, zero, zilch, nil that IE provides that Firefox, Safari and Chrome do not. Therefore, if you application only functions well in a particular browser but not others it is a demonstration to the world of your lack of knowledge and understanding of modern web technologies.

There is absolutely no excuse to require browser compatibility in this day and age.

Shipping Windows 7 with multiple browsers is a dumb idea

I don't like IE. I use Firefox. It is my personal choice and I couldn't care less if my computer came with a browser preinstalled. I really don't.

Opera needs to come to terms with their niche market. Demanding that Windows 7 is shipped with multiple browsers is an idea that won't work in the interests of the end users. It will make an already horrible and over-complicated operating system even more awful.

Opera says Microsoft EU browser offer not enough | Technology | Reuters.

Opera said that if Microsoft's plan would be the final outcome it would have no impact on Internet Explorer's dominant role. "Then we would be very disappointed. That means Microsoft's dominant position will continue," Wium Lie said, adding operating systems should be sold with several browsers -- giving consumers the choice -- not with no browsers at all.

Google makes it easier to integrate with their services

While we are on the subject of Google, check this out:

Google Web Elements brings Google’s greatest hits to your site » VentureBeat.

Google launched a new feature called Google Web Elements today at its Google I/O developer conference in San Francisco. The new tool, available starting today, allows web publishers to easily add Google content, from news feeds to calendars to maps, with a simple cut and paste. While the search giant has made these APIs available in the past, Elements makes them understandable and accesible for non-developers and other layman users.

IBM Said to Be in Talks to Buy Sun Microsystems (Update1) - Bloomberg.com

This is good news for Java.

An argument can be made that IBM has contributed more to Java in the past 10 years than Sun did. This move will solidify Java standing as the business application platform of the 21st century.

IBM Said to Be in Talks to Buy Sun Microsystems (Update1) - Bloomberg.com.