Maruf scribbled this post.
I’m sure most web developers can appreciate my frustration when it comes to cross-browser testing.
Cross browser testing is probably one of the most frustrating aspects about developing websites.
What is cross-browser testing?
It’s when you test to see if your website works on different opertaing systems (i.e. Windows/Linux) and different Browsers (i.e. Internet Explorer/Firefox), and not just the environment you’ve been building the website in.
The problem is each browser renders CSS uniquely, and on top of that, the same browser on different Operating Systems renders CSS uniquely. For example, I’ve noticed that Firefox on Windows renders CSS differently to Firefox on Linux. What’s even more frustrating is that different versions of the same branded browser renders CSS uniquely (e.g I.E 6 does it differently to I.E7). It’s madness.
During the development of this site I’ve had to constantly cross browser check against Firefox, I.E, Windows, Linux and Mac. I just hope I’ve managed to kill the major cross-browser/platform bugs.
My problem is that I use Firefox by default, and when I start getting into a decent rhythm of work, I forget to check my work on other browsers. So after I think I’ve done some decent CSS, when I go to check it on I.E it looks like crap. So then I have to spend the next hour cutting through my code trying to debug.
If you’re a developer, which browsers do you validate your work with, and which Operating Systems? Or perhaps you’re a little bit rock n’ roll and don’t bother. I envy you people.
Urgh.
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