February 19, 2008
Jeremy Keith says version targeting in IE8 is all right but its default is all wrong. Jeffrey Zeldman says the default seems wrong but is actually right. Read, discuss, decide.
They Shoot Browsers, Don't They?
by Jeremy Keith
Version targeting will allow Microsoft to reach new heights of standards compliance where CSS and (especially) scripting are concerned. But to benefit from it, developers must explicitly opt in. That’s just not right, says Jeremy Keith. And it’s doomed to fail, because standardistas, by their very nature, will refuse to opt in.
Version Targeting: Threat or Menace?
by Jeffrey Zeldman
Version targeting shakes our browser-agnostic faith. Its default behavior runs counter to our expectations, and seems wrong. Yet to offer true DOM support without bringing JScript-authored sites to their knees, version targeting must work the way Microsoft proposes, argues Jeffrey Zeldman.
