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browser versions are dead kyle simpson @getify http://getify.me

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“joe”

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obsession the first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem.

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browser “diversity” 24 19 12 6 10

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crazy town

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browser “diversity” raging hellish nightmare

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lies, damned lies, and statistics

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lie: “browser versions (still) matter”

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arbitrary marketing labels

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truth: features matter

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analytics bloggers marketing depts

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lie: “this site has to look, feel, and behave the SAME in all browsers and versions”

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truth: browsers are different ON PURPOSE

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bosses clients sales depts

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lie: “every user matters”

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Netscape 4.7

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truth: user importance is... complicated

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excuses, excuses

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excuse: “IE6 sucks”

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blame the browser

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WARNING: OFFENSIVE

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take a deep breath

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excuse: “users suck”

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excuse: “it just takes so much time and effort to make IE6 work...”

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hackey hack

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hackey hack

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hackey hack

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hackey hack

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what about “cool features”?

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corners

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gradients

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drop-down menus

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file uploading

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video

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learn your craft

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get over it

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excuse: “web technology isn’t...ready”

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“joe” faceplant

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out of excuses?

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let’s fix it

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embrace browser differences feature detection “supports ____” user choice “oh well” degradation regressive fallbacks progressive enhancement “reactive” design

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bosses retrain

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bosses retrain TCO

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clients retrain

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clients retrain my bill

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marketing & sales retrain

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retrain upsell marketing & sales

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small skirmishes

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open web platform browser diversity FTW

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Disclaimer: only one biker was harmed in the making of these slides.