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Re:Firefox 95 Released by TimTheTinker on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @06:46PM (#29479665)
I think in both cases it was less hack and more getting around browser sniffing code that makes outdated or incorrect assumptions.

Please don't browser-sniff, use feature detection instead. The web platform is standards-driven, not browser-driven -- let's keep it that way :)

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Re:Firefox 95 Released by NelsonMinar on Tuesday December 07, 2021 @08:54PM (#29480477)
I'm sympathetic to the need to do this, just admiring the kludges. It's not just user agent spoofing; some of the compatibility hacks seem to be modifying CSS of websites.
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