I consider myself quite a forward-looking chap. Apart from the occasional glance backwards to see IE6 still behind me and throw it some pity code every now and again, I try and use the latest technology and techniques whenever I can.
When I created this blog, I wanted it to be about user interfaces, CSS, and maybe a bit of client script and design. That's what I do and what I love doing, truly it's what I got into this business to do. My last few months, however, have been spent dealing with all sorts of other technologies that exist nowhere near the front end.
CSS has gone through many trends and phases in web development. Certain trends are welcome, like conditional stylesheets and developers refusing to do them for Internet Explorer 6. Other trends can have leave a web application with a disadvantage for the rest of its life, yes, in-line styles, I’m looking at you.
Just a quick note about a new Twitter client - Destroy Twitter, that has quickly replaced Twhirl as my client of choice. It's lightweight, very simple and very fast whilst being incredibly slick at the same time. Now, all they have to do is get rid of the rubbish Windows chrome at the top and they're on to a winner!
Internet Explorer 8 has now been unleashed upon the Windows world to a small ripple of applause and a snigger from every other browser manufacturer. It's a big step forward for Microsoft, the IE team have put in a lot of hard work and should be proud of everything they've done to enforce standards on the web.