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NO MORE Internet Explorer 6!

Update: For a select few

IE6 is being phased out with a mandatory push from Microsoft, requiring all computers to upgrade to IE7.

The article from Microsoft mentions several ways you can disable the WGA-free update, so the war might not be over. But in my opinion, this is a major step forward.

While it pains me to do so, the following warning is needed:

This entry best viewed in Firefox 3

Since Mozilla released the Firefox 3 Beta (Code Name: Minefield) there have been a rash of blog posts regarding the many new features, increased security, and enhanced UI. However, one thing I have yet to see is what I am really need to know: how does this affect web developers?

I have recently been getting mildly irritated at all of the "Just don't code for Internet Explorer 6 and people will stop using it" blog entries I've been seeing lately. I consider it a huge problem in the mentality of a designer when they disregard a large portion of visitors and/or customers. No disrespect to Nick La, but simply "giving up" on IE6 is not (at this time) a viable solution, especially because IE6 still has the largest user base.

The fact is, IE6 is not that hard to code for, as long as you have a good understanding of Semantic XHTML, you shouldn't have much of a problem. In this post, I'm going to outline some of the steps you can take to reduce the time it takes to develop your pages for Internet Explorer 6.