Internet Explorer 6
The browser that wouldn't die
Money Burned
Incalculable dev time
Body Count
Millions of hours debugging CSS
Lifespan
5475 days (15 years)
☠️ Official Cause of Death
Microsoft finally gave up
Released in 2001. Still had 10%+ market share in 2011. Made web devs cry for 15 years. CSS was a nightmare. Microsoft begged people to upgrade.
Epitaph
PNG transparency broke
hasLayout was a mystery
We tested in you last
💡 The Lesson
Legacy users cost everyone
I Was There Too
Raise your hand. Be honest. We all fuck up.
No one has confessed yet. Be the first to raise your hand.
Were you part of this? Did you use it? Raise your hand:
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Cool. Now be a human and admit a time you've fucked up.
You just read about someone else's failure. Maybe it's time to share yours? You might leave here with a friend who made the exact same mistake.
Fine, I'll Share My Failure