What are the differences between browsers, programmatically?

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Where can I find a breakdown of the difference between web browsers from a developer's prospective?

I always wanted to know what makes IE different than Firefox from Chrome, Opera, etc. Please let me know where I can find this info.

Thomas

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2Do you mean from the perspective of a web developer, or browser developer? – sblair – 2010-07-22T15:17:46.537

A web developer – Thomas – 2010-07-22T15:39:08.347

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Have a look at this article for some detailed, useful information such as:

  • Image format support
  • Plugins and syndicated content support
  • JavaScript support
  • Operating system support
  • Vulnerabilities

All of this information appears to be kept very current about modern browsers. The article lists some useful information about historical browsers as well.

I imagine that a web developer could find no more informative a comparison without giving up some degree of the breadth afforded by that article.

eleven81

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Thanks very much! I was actually just reading this one lol. – Thomas – 2010-07-22T15:35:22.647

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http://quirksmode.org/ has some VERY long tables on CSS, DOM and JS support.

Hello71

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In concerns of supporting new HTML5 standards, they have a very detailed comparison at html5test.com

– nixda – 2012-12-30T00:07:50.520

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Google's Browser Security Handbook has a comprehensive comparison of popular browsers from a security & development perspective

mvark

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