[thelist] targeting effectively (was: navigation through form posting)

[Matt Liotta]

Coding to the standard doesn't necessarily mean my site will work in my
user's browsers. You simply must code to your user's browsers until the
difference in implementation between the browsers is significantly less.

-Matt

On 3/24/02 3:23 PM, "Warden, Matt" <mwarden at mattwarden.com> wrote:

> On Mar 24, Matt Liotta had something to say about Re: [thelist] targeting...
>
>> Just because it validates and IS standard doesn't mean it will work in my
>> user's browsers.
>
> Nor did i say it would...
>
>>> I don't think you quite get it. No one is suggesting that you test your
>>> site in every single device known to man. You're still stuck in your
>>> approach of coding to a browser. Code to the standard. Code
>>> smartly. That's just about all you've got to do.
>
> 1. code to the standard
> 2. code smartly
>
> what's the problem?
>
> start by writing valid html. that'll get you 90% of the way. then use your
> head to avoid certain (but few) standards-compliant situations that
> certain browsers screw up.
>
> i mean, if you've got positioned divs all over the place, that might be
> standards-compliant, but may or may not be smart coding.
>
>
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