Another Web Browser. Oh, Joy.

Yesterday morning, I got a rather breathless update from a friend who was actually counting the hours until Internet Explorer 8 became available. I got to thinking: does anybody care?

It's my experience that many users don't even know they're using a web browser ("I just go on the internet"). People like that aren't going to upgrade unless Microsoft makes it an automatic update.

And from what I read, they aren't going to notice much change, although it may feel slower. That's not going to make MSFT any friends.

Of course, as a web developer, I need to make sure that the sites we make look good in all major browsers and operating systems. Browsers have proliferated recently, so that job is getting increasingly complex.

I haven't experimented with IE 8 yet (where am I going to put it? It doesn't coexist with IE 6 or IE 7), but hopefully, it won't break anything. Let us know if you find any problems!