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Is Chrome the New IE? (2023)

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281 points bentocorp | 1 comments | 17 Nov 24 22:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.217s | source
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MBCook ◴[18 Nov 24 02:46 UTC] No.42169292[source]▶
Yes.

If it works on Chrome, no one cares or even tests for other things.

If there is a JS feature in Chrome they want to use, so it’s impossible to use other browsers (instead of looking wrong) people do it.

Performs fine in Chrome? Ship it.

Yes, Chrome is the new IE in that it’s the only browsers companies care about, just like IE was for a very long time.

Everything has to be Chrome compatible to succeed. That’s the benchmark, not what the spec says.

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nobleach ◴[18 Nov 24 19:39 UTC] No.42176093[source]▶
No, I dont think this is the case. While a lot of devs use Chrome while developing, we're all well aware that 50% or more of US users are using an iPhone. And that's Safari no matter what. So many do a ton of testing there as well. Firefox often gets the shaft.
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1. rty32 ◴[18 Nov 24 20:41 UTC] No.42176731[source]▶
I know as a matter of fact that many teams'/companys' approach is "We'll develop and run our CI tests on Chrome only. If it breaks on Firefox or Safari, we'll fix it, but that's as much as what we care about." And I'll be honest, for many organizations, it's a good business and financial move.