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Every time I run into this or look up something on caniuse[1], I get a (most likely irrational) annoyance that we're comparing things like IE9 which came out in
by OniBait 10y ago
Every time I run into this or look up something on caniuse[1], I get a (most likely irrational) annoyance that we're comparing things like IE9 which came out in 2011 (predating the official flexbox spec) against modern versions of Chrome and Firefox. I think the way caniuse's interface is set up, IE9 currently lines up next to Firefox 44 and Chrome 49.
My though process goes something like:
Is it because Internet Explorer is sucky? Partially.
Is it because people/companies aren't updating? Absolutely.
Is it because Microsoft made it hard to update? Partially.
I can't help but think that if a lot of people/companies didn't update their iPhones or Linux desktops for 5+ years, we'd be seeing the same issue and blaming Apple for being so shitty.
BTW, looks like all the flexbox bugs in IE11 have been fixed in Edge[2]. I doubt that IE11 will get patched.
[1] http://caniuse.com http://caniuse.com
[2] https://github.com/philipwalton/flexbugs https://github.com/philipwalton/flexbugs