IE9--the end of the line for browser sniffers?
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From: David Mark on 25 May 2010 20:40 On May 25, 8:09 pm, Garrett Smith <dhtmlkitc...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 5/25/2010 3:07 PM, David Mark wrote: > > > On May 25, 4:20 pm, "S.T."<a...(a)anon.com> wrote: > >> On 5/19/2010 6:02 AM, David Mark wrote: > > >>> From what I've heard of IE9, it sure seems to spell doom for Dojo, > >>> ExtJs, YUI, etc. And jQuery too (at least to some extent). > > >> FWIW, ran most aspects of my jQuery-heavy websites and extranet apps > >> through the the IE9 Platform Preview and not seeing any issues > >> whatsoever. > > > It's not worth a plugged nickel. jQuery doesn't use UA sniffing (and > > still no thank you card from them). > > To whom might that "thank you" card be most appropriately delivered? Who do you think? We just went over this.
From: Garrett Smith on 25 May 2010 21:02 On 5/25/2010 5:40 PM, David Mark wrote: > On May 25, 8:09 pm, Garrett Smith<dhtmlkitc...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On 5/25/2010 3:07 PM, David Mark wrote: >> >>> On May 25, 4:20 pm, "S.T."<a...(a)anon.com> wrote: >>>> On 5/19/2010 6:02 AM, David Mark wrote: >> >>>>> From what I've heard of IE9, it sure seems to spell doom for Dojo, >>>>> ExtJs, YUI, etc. And jQuery too (at least to some extent). >> >>>> FWIW, ran most aspects of my jQuery-heavy websites and extranet apps >>>> through the the IE9 Platform Preview and not seeing any issues >>>> whatsoever. >> >>> It's not worth a plugged nickel. jQuery doesn't use UA sniffing (and >>> still no thank you card from them). >> >> To whom might that "thank you" card be most appropriately delivered? > > Who do you think? We just went over this. I asked you first. What're you shy now or what?
From: David Mark on 25 May 2010 21:13 On May 25, 9:02 pm, Garrett Smith <dhtmlkitc...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On 5/25/2010 5:40 PM, David Mark wrote: > > > > > > > On May 25, 8:09 pm, Garrett Smith<dhtmlkitc...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On 5/25/2010 3:07 PM, David Mark wrote: > > >>> On May 25, 4:20 pm, "S.T."<a...(a)anon.com> wrote: > >>>> On 5/19/2010 6:02 AM, David Mark wrote: > > >>>>> From what I've heard of IE9, it sure seems to spell doom for Dojo, > >>>>> ExtJs, YUI, etc. And jQuery too (at least to some extent). > > >>>> FWIW, ran most aspects of my jQuery-heavy websites and extranet apps > >>>> through the the IE9 Platform Preview and not seeing any issues > >>>> whatsoever. > > >>> It's not worth a plugged nickel. jQuery doesn't use UA sniffing (and > >>> still no thank you card from them). > > >> To whom might that "thank you" card be most appropriately delivered? > > > Who do you think? We just went over this. > > I asked you first. What're you shy now or what? LOL. Just tired of your amnesia-induced-endless-loop bullshit. ;)
From: Garrett Smith on 25 May 2010 21:27 On 5/25/2010 6:13 PM, David Mark wrote: > On May 25, 9:02 pm, Garrett Smith<dhtmlkitc...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> On 5/25/2010 5:40 PM, David Mark wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >>> On May 25, 8:09 pm, Garrett Smith<dhtmlkitc...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> On 5/25/2010 3:07 PM, David Mark wrote: >> >>>>> On May 25, 4:20 pm, "S.T."<a...(a)anon.com> wrote: >>>>>> On 5/19/2010 6:02 AM, David Mark wrote: >> >>>>>>> From what I've heard of IE9, it sure seems to spell doom for Dojo, >>>>>>> ExtJs, YUI, etc. And jQuery too (at least to some extent). >> >>>>>> FWIW, ran most aspects of my jQuery-heavy websites and extranet apps >>>>>> through the the IE9 Platform Preview and not seeing any issues >>>>>> whatsoever. >> >>>>> It's not worth a plugged nickel. jQuery doesn't use UA sniffing (and >>>>> still no thank you card from them). >> >>>> To whom might that "thank you" card be most appropriately delivered? >> >>> Who do you think? We just went over this. >> >> I asked you first. What're you shy now or what? > > LOL. Just tired of your amnesia-induced-endless-loop bullshit. ;) Doesn't look an answer to the question. That can be taken as a concession of the claim that someone deserves a "thank you" card (not even Roger Gilreath, etc).
From: S.T. on 26 May 2010 19:24
On 5/25/2010 3:07 PM, David Mark wrote: > On May 25, 4:20 pm, "S.T."<a...(a)anon.com> wrote: >> On 5/19/2010 6:02 AM, David Mark wrote: >> >>> From what I've heard of IE9, it sure seems to spell doom for Dojo, >>> ExtJs, YUI, etc. And jQuery too (at least to some extent). >> >> FWIW, ran most aspects of my jQuery-heavy websites and extranet apps >> through the the IE9 Platform Preview and not seeing any issues >> whatsoever. > > It's not worth a plugged nickel. jQuery doesn't use UA sniffing (and > still no thank you card from them). They use bogus object inferences, > which are less likely to be affected by what I described. But your > empirical evidence gathered with the preview > edition and your "jQuery-heavy" websites is virtually worthless. All I'm saying is, based on ~15 minutes of observation, the jQuery apocalypse you continue to rant about appears very unlikely to arrive with IE9. Perhaps IE9 will start a Dojo or YUI apocalypse and you can throw a party or something. Stay upbeat. |