Microsoft's bastard child needs your love, but surely not forever? Simon raises a point that even though IE8 is on it's way - due to IE6's market share, IE8 is almost good for nothing. I don't agree.

Microsoft this week announced that they had reversed their decision on the whole backward rendering fiasco, and today released details of their plans for IE8. I think Microsoft have earned themselves a hearty pat on the back, and perhaps even a nicely baked brownie and a cuppa tea. Assuming they deliver on what they're promising. The [...]

If you're a developer or read any development blogs, you'll have seen the plans for IE8 and backward compatibility. I'm not going to cover any of the detail as to why this breaks our development process, but instead offer up some questions. Only 8 for now