Ask HN: Is Safari the New Internet Explorer?

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Post by azabraao » Thu, Feb 04, 2021, 12:03 AM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Is Safari the New Internet Explorer?

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Post by syamilmj » Thu, Feb 04, 2021, 12:32 AM UTC

That is a moot point to discuss. If you’re looking for the worst browser in the market however, Chrome is a strong candidate.

Re: Ask HN: Is Safari the New Internet Explorer?

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Post by mrzimmerman » Thu, Feb 04, 2021, 12:46 AM UTC

In what way? It doesn't have a fast release cycle but it is routinely kept up to date with modern standards and Apple often forces the update making sure old version die off.

I don't think the comparison makes any sense.

Re: Ask HN: Is Safari the New Internet Explorer?

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Post by azabraao » Thu, Feb 04, 2021, 1:20 AM UTC

mrzimmerman wrote: post #3

In what way? It doesn't have a fast release cycle but it is routinely kept up to date with modern standards and Apple often forces the update making sure old version die off. I don't think the comparison makes any sense.

Well, yesterday for example a friend had to remove the use of webp images of their web application because of Safari compatibility. Often I have to try workarounds for some already so common thing like display flex because Safari has his own behavior on handling flexbox.

This is the problem that we had with IE, so...

Re: Ask HN: Is Safari the New Internet Explorer?

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Post by azabraao » Thu, Feb 04, 2021, 1:28 AM UTC

syamilmj wrote: post #2

That is a moot point to discuss. If you’re looking for the worst browser in the market however, Chrome is a strong candidate.

I do not disagree. By the point of view of privacy for sure Chrome is the worst.

But in terms of evolving the web, Chrome is the lead and Chromium, I believe, was a breaking change for web when talking about adding new possibilities to it.