CSS3 and HTML5, ok to use yet?

JamesU2005 · 20 Jun 2010 at 21:32

There is a sense that developers are moving away from supporting IE6.

To be honest I'm taking the tact that so long that its usable then that will do.

If jQuery functionality does't work perfectly in IE6 then so be it.

Dru · 20 Jun 2010 at 23:59

I don't see why you couldn't use these newer technologies. The key thing is progressive enhancement. As long as the site works in the least capable browser you can use html5 and css3 features to enhance things for users using newer browsers. There's no reason a site has to look the same pixel for pixel in every browser.

As for IE6, while it's very quirky, the bugs are so well known now that it isn't hard to still provide a decent experience with minimal effort.

FabienO · 21 Jun 2010 at 03:58

Regarding concerns for IE6, I personally don't build for functionality in it. I feel if my website looks bad in IE6, that should be good motivation for the person with IE6 to upgrade. Eventually if all websites finally stop caring about IE6, users of it might get the idea. Even Google dropped it.

3dcandy · 21 Jun 2010 at 11:06

FabienO said:
Regarding concerns for IE6, I personally don't build for functionality in it. I feel if my website looks bad in IE6, that should be good motivation for the person with IE6 to upgrade. Eventually if all websites finally stop caring about IE6, users of it might get the idea. Even Google dropped it.

exactly - +1 for me too