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My name is Rob Cherny and I'm a professional Web Developer with 13 years of experience creating Web sites and Web-based applications. This site is where I write about my work, and random other things...

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JavaScript and CSS Compatibility Layers vs. LOE on Web Projects

Over on the NavigationArts’ Blog, where I’ve been blogging more recently (hint, hint; and will be even more in the coming weeks, etc.) ... I’ve posted an entry discussing Andy Clarke’s recent post publicizing the IE-CSS3.js script.

I discuss a bit about the level of effort (LOE) these types of scripts attempt to mitigate, especially when dealing with older browsers. Older and less compatible browsers such as IE6 continue to challenge developers, and there’s a case to be made that these types of compatibility layers can help reduce that LOE and

But at the end, I do ask the question. Do Web sites need to look the same in every browser?

Go check it out.

219 days ago in Web Development (filed under JavaScript, CSS)

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Past Articles

Happy Holidays 2009 from NavigationArts

Small blurb on the Holiday Card that NavigationArts produced.

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266 days ago in Web Development (filed under NavigationArts, General)

CMS Application Development with Web Standards

Brief discussion related to an article I published at NavigationArts, called CMS Application Development with Web Standards.

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287 days ago in Web Development (filed under CMSContent-Management, Web-Standards)

365 Days Stale

So it’s been 365 days since I last touched the blog here at cherny.com. That’s gotta be a new record, and one of course I’m not proud of. Suffice to say it’s not like nothing’s been going on.

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301 days ago in Web Development (filed under General, CMSContent-Management)

Anyone Out There?

Where have I been? We had a baby! Site updates coming soon. Maybe...

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666 days ago in Personal Posts (filed under General)

Front End Web Designers, Developers and Engineers

A discussion around front end developers versus designers, engineers, and so forth. What’s your team structure like?

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813 days ago in Web Development (filed under Web101)

Presentation: Adapting to Web Standards in the Enterprise

If you’re in the Washington, D.C. area on May 22nd, I’m giving a talk at the NavigationArts, LLC, offices on Web Standards. The title is “Adapting to Web Standards in the Enterprise”, loosely taken from the book that I helped write called Adapting to Web Standards.

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844 days ago in Web Development (filed under Web-Standards, NavigationArts)