{"authorId":1,"title":{"title":{}},"slug":"enough-with-the-ie6-whining","postDate":1246411504,"expiryDate":null,"enabled":1,"fields":{"2":"<p>Seriously, I can&rsquo;t go a day without reading about someone complaining about IE6. Yes, we all know it&rsquo;s support is terrible. Yes, we know that Microsoft sat around and did nothing for 5 years. But look, they have stepped their game up, they have released 2 browser versions in 3 years. Yes, they are not up to par with more standards compliant browsers, but they are a major improvement over IE6.<\/p>\n<!--more-->\n<p>So I ask you: <strong>what is Microsoft supposed to do<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n<p>It isn&rsquo;t their fault that users won&rsquo;t upgrade their browser.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Suck It Up<\/h2>\n\n<p>If you call yourself a web developer, you should be able to make things presentable in IE6. If you can&rsquo;t, then you probably shouldn&rsquo;t call yourself one. So suck it up and deal with it. <strong>Doesn&rsquo;t the challenge make our jobs more interesting?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>I&rsquo;m not saying that your site has to look exactly the same in all browsers. <a href=\"http:\/\/dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com\/\">We already know the answer to that question<\/a>. Just make it presentable. Make sure a user can access all content on the site. Remember, it&rsquo;s <strong>still<\/strong> all about the content.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Better Yet<\/h3>\n<p>Take a look at the traffic to the site and determine to what degree you even need to support it. If IE6 visitors only compromise a very small percentage, maybe consider using <a href=\"http:\/\/forabeautifulweb.com\/blog\/about\/universal_internet_explorer_6_css\/\">Andy Clarke&rsquo;s Universal Internet Explorer 6 CSS<\/a>. That will put the content front and center in IE6, and you won&rsquo;t even have to worry about it.<\/p>\n\n<p>Just please, stop complaining.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>&lt;\/rant><\/strong><\/p>","4":{"website":{}}}}