If locked in corporate environments they should be pressured because old browsers are not only "ugly" they are unsafe and "corporate" can easily allow the install of other browser or even installed themselves.
If someone doesn't know better, they'll learn, people didn't know how to use an email, people didn't know how to use a mouse; if you suspect your target audience may not know that other browsers exists, add some links to other browser, but that is for a very specific niche of users, I wouldn't blame if dev.to doesn't support IE, if you don't know how to install a browser, you'll not understand a word on the site anyway.
I suspect nobody worries about Androids 1.5 browser, and that is a real lock in for people, because in an older phone you can't put a modern browser and many people only have access to older phones; unlike desktop browsers.
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ehm, given that most of the content of this website is technical and 99% related to web development, I'm pretty confident that if you code for a browser you should know what a browser is. That's not elitist, is common sense.
A quick check on the definition of elitist
practice of or belief in rule by an elite. (doesn't apply)
consciousness of or pride in belonging to a select or favored group. (doesn't apply either)
"but that is for a very specific niche of users, I wouldn't blame if dev.to doesn't support IE, if you don't know how to install a browser, you'll not understand a word on the site anyway."
Is fair that a woodworking site assume that their visitors know what wood is, getting offended by that obvious assumption is ridiculous.
I must say your comment is is the most selfrighteous thing I've read on dev.to so far.
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If locked in corporate environments they should be pressured because old browsers are not only "ugly" they are unsafe and "corporate" can easily allow the install of other browser or even installed themselves.
If someone doesn't know better, they'll learn, people didn't know how to use an email, people didn't know how to use a mouse; if you suspect your target audience may not know that other browsers exists, add some links to other browser, but that is for a very specific niche of users, I wouldn't blame if dev.to doesn't support IE, if you don't know how to install a browser, you'll not understand a word on the site anyway.
I suspect nobody worries about Androids 1.5 browser, and that is a real lock in for people, because in an older phone you can't put a modern browser and many people only have access to older phones; unlike desktop browsers.
if you don't know how to install a browser, you'll not understand a word on the site anyway.is the most elitist thing I've read on dev.to so far.ehm, given that most of the content of this website is technical and 99% related to web development, I'm pretty confident that if you code for a browser you should know what a browser is. That's not elitist, is common sense.
A quick check on the definition of elitist
"but that is for a very specific niche of users, I wouldn't blame if dev.to doesn't support IE, if you don't know how to install a browser, you'll not understand a word on the site anyway."
Is fair that a woodworking site assume that their visitors know what wood is, getting offended by that obvious assumption is ridiculous.
I must say your comment is is the most selfrighteous thing I've read on dev.to so far.
I realize my mistake. I thought you were talking about ALL websites, not just Dev.to. my apologies.
no problem, IE is a controverted topic it makes me all riled up too :D specially because as a Linux user those IE only years where tuff.
the memories, the horror...
Haha indeed.