The InterÂnet ExplorÂer team have announced the (first?) release canÂdiÂdate of IE8 (downÂload it here). I used it briefly last night and it seems perÂfectÂly staÂble; I doubt it will change much (if at all) before the final version.
If you know anyÂone who uses IE as their priÂmaÂry browsÂer, encourÂage them to update as soon as posÂsiÂble; we need to get everyÂone onto stanÂdards-comÂpliÂant browsers so we can stop wastÂing time panÂderÂing to IE6.
I’m havÂing a bit of a love affair with jQuery, the Javascript library, at the moment. I know my way around JS but am far from an expert, so jQuery’s simÂple synÂtax is a godÂsend for me, and proÂvides huge savÂings in my develÂopÂment time.
One quick techÂnique I used yesÂterÂday was to make three eleÂments of equal height; it’s very simÂple and won’t cope with dynamÂic conÂtent, but is perÂfectÂly suitÂable for simÂple page layouts.
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Web DirecÂtions have postÂed the results of their 2008 surÂvey today; full results and selectÂed highÂlights are availÂable. The most shockÂing result to me is that 10% of responÂdents still use tables for layout.
I don’t think I’ll be going out on a limb if I preÂdict that the hot topÂic of 2009 will be HTML5, the proÂposed update to the markup lanÂguage which acts as the founÂdaÂtion to everyÂthing we (web monÂkeys) do.
This week saw the pubÂliÂcaÂtion of a few artiÂcles on the subÂject writÂten by respectÂed memÂbers of our indusÂtry. While a lot has been writÂten already about the potenÂtial of the new lanÂguage, these are notable for their more pracÂtiÂcal approach.
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