Until its recent demise, Internet Explorer was the browser hated most by web developers.
Internet Explorer is now a thing of the past, replaced by the far-better Microsoft Edge.
Why did developers and software engineers hate IE so much? Because IE was seriously outdated, lacking support for cutting-edge web APIs and technologies enabling the modern websites and web apps we use today.
With IE now out of the way, the distinction of ‘most-hated browser’ goes to Apple’s Safari – which all along had been a close second to IE.
In a similar vein, Safari has consistently lagged behind competing browsers in supporting modern web APIs and features, presenting considerable challenges for developers wanting to create products that work consistently across all the major browsers (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari).
However, the annoyance with Safari gets deeper and more nuanced, which I’ll explain further below.
Read in full here:
https://blog.perrysun.com/2021/07/15/for-developers-safari-is-crap-and-outdated/
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