I will create a site that is designed for newer browsers. I am not going to forbid IE6 usage like I have seen other sites do. "Your browser is not welcome here, please upgrade." Instead, if IE6 works, it works. If not, I am not going to worry about it.
Ask HN: What is your policy on IE6 development?
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#32The solution is very simple. Pricing. Give your client two prices: one with IE6 support, the other without. Give honest prices based on the genuine overhead of working with IE 6. If the client is willing to pay for IE6 support, fine, do the work you are being paid for. Let the cash decide the future of IE6 ...but this is another example of developers making decisions that they should be making. For example, a softwar…
The problem with this approach is that it opens up a good angle for your competitors to attack you on compatibility grounds. They can tell your client that they don't charge anything extra for IE6 compatibility, leaving you explaining that either they are charging them but that it's a hidden cost, or that their sites are so crappy and outdated that they work fine in IE6 from the get-go.
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#33The most professional option, in my opinion, is to make sure your designs are at least basically functional in IE6, but put making IE6 a design priority as a separate line item with it's own cost. Doing extra work deserves extra billing, and you owe it to your clients to give them a choice.
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#34Maybe another way of looking at the problem: I think a bigger challenge would be supporting mobile devices.
Whatever your site does, you might need to also do it in a stripped down no-frills way that will render well on a tiny screen.
If you can manage that, IE6 support should be no problem. Worst case, push IE6 users to your mobile site. :)
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#35Not supported.