Jon Udell on cross-browser JavaScript programming:
Mozilla has emerged from its long nuclear winter to become a pillar of the Linux desktop. Alpha geeks everywhere (including Sun and Microsoft) are running Safari on their PowerBooks. But here’s the reality check you knew was coming: cross-browser and cross-OS compatibility remains nearly as elusive as ever. I won’t bore you with the details. Let’s just say that testing CSS and JavaScript effects on the three major OS platforms, in six different browsers, isn’t a good use of anybody’s time. [Full story at InfoWorld.com]