2011 Xmas Tree ... Check
IE6ify And Have Fun Breaking The Web
After years of observation and reverse engineering I proudly announce I have been able to reproduce the IE6 algorithm to break even the most standards-compliant websites.
Step 1.
Drag the bookmarklet to your bookmarks toolbar.
Step 2.
Visit any website.
Step 3.
Click the bookmarklet repeatedly.
via ie6ify.com
Ditching The 5, HTML Will Do Just Fine Thank You. Are we sure?
via gizmodo.com
I understand the point and it makes sense. At the same time, there are reasons why we version certain things. In our field it serves to distinguish, categorize, manage, discrete blocks of functionality. In programming breaking things into smaller pieces helps us get a grasp of something larger, more abstract. Does referring to HTML w/o a version number just muddle our terminology? How do I know you and I are talking about the same thing? If I look at an old website, how do I know the intent of that web designer at the time it was written? I understand to a browser it does not matter... but should it matter to us humans or are we just overrated?
Tiobe Index
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This was very surprising to me. I definitely would not have thought JavaScript would have went down in position. With server side JS starting to take shape, this might change for next year, but still thought it would have had more of an impact. My guess is that Objective-C w/ iOS is taking more and more share away from JS. I have noticed many frontend engineers seeing this environment as being more and more appealing. Also surprised to see Python's rise. I think that's great, as Python is definitely a language I would like to learn more about and play around with, and would love to see more job opportunities in.
