I'm not sure what the general consensus is, but in my opinion, I would continue to code for Netscape, and also consider Opera too. If everyone gives up coding for the other browsers, then it's game over, MS will not only own your personal machines, but the internet too! The other option of course is those people who don't run IE will simply not return to your sites, and from where I sit, I see a few more people looking at the alternatives to windows than there were just a few months ago.
I think you need to put the question to your clients, not the developers. Most of the CF list probably wouldn't care a jot if they only had to develop for IE. But their clients may be a little more caring! The last thing you want to do is go to a client and say 'we'll code it for IE', only to receive a call a week after it goes live saying 'my mate said he can't view the site'... the client isn't going to be too happy. IMHO, code for the biggest market, because people will simply not return to your site if the only way they can see it is to have to download another browser. All our sites are tested under different browsers on several platforms. We still have clients that use Netscape as their main browser. We all use different browsers internally too, I prefer to use Opera, and occasionally Netscape, on Linux, and for the one site that forces me to use IE (Internet Banking), I switch on my NT box (although I'm looking at switching banks because of this very reason). Our designers either use Netscape or IE, but both on the Mac platform. Just my thoughts. N Rey Bango wrote: > > For the longest time, I've coded my sites to take into account Netscape > users but with the ever-dwindling numbers of Navigator afficianados and IE's > continued growth, I've been wondering if I should even bother worrying about > whether my sites work with Netscape. > > Since this has been one of my best resources for info and some of the most > talented and savvy people that I've met post to CF-Talk, I was hoping that I > could get some good feedback. > > So, if we consider that the apps that I'm developing will be geared towards > the Internet consumer at large and I won't have the luxury of developing for > a controlled environment like a corporate intranet, I beg the question: > > Should I continue to worry about Netscape? If so, which version should serve > as a baseline? > > Looking forward to your responses. > > C-ya, > > Rey... > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
