Developing Websites for New vs Old Web Browsers:
I remember the old days when I was an infant in web design and development. The coding we had to do to satisfy the different browsers was a hassle. Back then, browsers weren't helping developers, we just had to comply and go along with the challenge of attempting to satisfy everybody. Today features are more universal within the major competing browsers so cross-coding is not an issue as much.Other factors are impacting the web and browsers like the handling of media with HTML5 and WebM and all the major browsers are trying to be compliant to the new standards or get left behind. Also "responsive web design is here to stay with multiple devices delivering content.
A developer must be aware of these dynamics in their design standards at all times now. Browsers are available for all of these different devices and being able to know what your design will look like on a particular device is just standard practice as it was back in the day when testing a page out in different web browsers.
