The perpetual struggle stubble

One of the reasons I’ve been supporting the movement towards Flash website development is because of how much less I have to worry about my websites running the same on each browser. That however doesn’t mean I can just throw conventional web development methods aside and think everything is fine. IE6 and its predecessors is a serious problem on the web.

So many people are still using that cursed web browser, some statistics say up to 30% still use it! Thats simply unacceptable. I’ve reached a point where I don’t even check anymore whether my sites are running properly on old browsers since it just generates too much stress in wanting to find a solution.

So what’s the deal?

Instead of spending days, weeks.. maybe months fixing your site so it looks right on every browser why not just join a cause that can actually make a difference. SaveTheDevelopers.org is a site created to fight the evil that is the old web browser.

How does it work?

Simply add this script to your source code -

It’s a javascript file that is activated when you visit you open the site with an old browser, there is a live example on their site so take a look, I think they did a great job.

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<script src= "http://www.savethedevelopers.org/say.no.to.ie.6.js"> </script>

If security is an issue for you then you can always run the javascript locally - download

We might not be able to make IE6 disappear entirely, but we can definitely lower the numbers considerably! This way we (the developers) can rest easier at night.

Other blogs blogging about this -
- Save the Developers! - TechCrunch
- Most inspired blog! - most inspired - blog
- New Grassroots Campaign Aims to Save Some Developers - somerandomdude.net
- Stop Using Internet Explorer 6 and Save Developers - atelier-us.com
- Save the Developers! Stop Using Internet Explorer 6