Re:Why It’s a Good Idea to Be a JavaScript Developer, and Wh...
by tracker1 on Monday December 16, 2013 @05:34AM
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Thankfully many/most of us don't have to worry about IE6-7, and IE8 is falling off (mostly)... the app I currently work on is only IE9+ and modern browsers. I feel that IE9 is really the only legacy browser with significant market share.. once that's passed, it will be better for all involved.
I've been dealing with browser quirks since the mid 90's... there's never been a better time to be a web developer. That said the browser tech alone has exploded with CORS, Web Sockets and WebRTC ... that's not counting the ground gained with node.js, mongodb and others...
The landscape is rapidly changing, so who knows what the near, and the next couple of years will bring to the table. Golang, docker.io and coreos are other things to keep an eye on.
I've been dealing with browser quirks since the mid 90's... there's never been a better time to be a web developer. That said the browser tech alone has exploded with CORS, Web Sockets and WebRTC ... that's not counting the ground gained with node.js, mongodb and others...
The landscape is rapidly changing, so who knows what the near, and the next couple of years will bring to the table. Golang, docker.io and coreos are other things to keep an eye on.