Comments on: Net Job Losses In Development, Designer Positions? http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/ You suspected it. Now you know it. Tue, 15 May 2012 21:22:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Director http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-62 The Director Tue, 06 May 2008 15:51:00 +0000 http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/#comment-62 I've had a lot of experience with Web designers who only review their sites in Safari and Web developers who only review their work in Firefox before sending it to QA. As such, they're often caught by surprise, daily or weekly, to discover that to the majority of the Web's actual users would not see what they do or would encounter problems with sites that are effectively developed for a Web browser with limited market share. This particular story is a good bludgeon to use on them, though, to remind them to review their work in more than one browser. I’ve had a lot of experience with Web designers who only review their sites in Safari and Web developers who only review their work in Firefox before sending it to QA. As such, they’re often caught by surprise, daily or weekly, to discover that to the majority of the Web’s actual users would not see what they do or would encounter problems with sites that are effectively developed for a Web browser with limited market share.

This particular story is a good bludgeon to use on them, though, to remind them to review their work in more than one browser.

]]> By: strazzerj http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-61 strazzerj Tue, 06 May 2008 14:40:16 +0000 http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/#comment-61 "Developers and designers will remain oblivious to the implications, however, and will continue to test their work only in their preferred browsers" I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "the implications" here? IE remains dominant, Firefox and Safari share has dropped. Should people test differently, due to these two snippets? “Developers and designers will remain oblivious to the implications, however, and will continue to test their work only in their preferred browsers”

I’m not sure I understand what you mean by “the implications” here?
IE remains dominant, Firefox and Safari share has dropped.

Should people test differently, due to these two snippets?

]]> By: The Director http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-60 The Director Mon, 05 May 2008 17:46:58 +0000 http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/#comment-60 The best part is the required simultaneous support for 6/7 and 8 since many corporate environments will drag their feet in upgrading. The best part is the required simultaneous support for 6/7 and 8 since many corporate environments will drag their feet in upgrading.

]]> By: gimlet http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/comment-page-1/#comment-59 gimlet Mon, 05 May 2008 15:02:53 +0000 http://qahatesyou.com/wordpress/2008/05/05/net-job-losses-in-development-designer-positions/#comment-59 I'm just awaiting the chaos that will be Internet Explorer 8... I’m just awaiting the chaos that will be Internet Explorer 8…

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