Out of the corner of my eye

A post yesterday on the IEBlog  reveals the latest build of Internet Explorer 8 passes the Acid2 test. This is great news for web developers everywhere, as it means the next iteration of the most common browser should just work with most site’s html/css, without the need for annoying tweaks and hacks.

Firefox 2 doesn’t quite pass the test, so I checked to see if Firefox 3 does. I didn’t hear about this in the news, but a quick google reveals a mozilla developer’s blog post - apparently, Firefox3’s layout engine passed the Acid2 test on December 8th.

The future is really bright for web development, and web users will benefit too - less time spent resolving standards compliance issues means greater productivity and more time for functionality and usability.

Congratulations to both teams!