BROWSER MYTHS.
Internet Explorer Myths
http://www.webdevout.net/ie_myths.php
eg : Microsoft developed Internet Explorer from scratch
NO ! The vast majority of Internet Explorer's code today was likely written by Microsoft itself, but the browser was originally developed from the source code of Spyglass Mosaic, a relatively unknown browser developed by Spyglass, Inc.
Firefox myths
http://www.webdevout.net/firefox_myths.php
eg : Firefox is faster than Internet Explorer
This blanket statement is not always true. Relative speed results depend on many factors, including hardware-related. The Internet Explorer window typically comes up faster than Firefox the first time you double-click on the program icon. This is mainly because core Internet Explorer libraries are actually loaded into memory as your computer is starting up...
Opera myths
http://www.webdevout.net/opera_myths.php
eg : Opera was the first browser with tabs
NO ! Despite common belief, Opera was not the first web browser to support tabbed pages. The first known web browser with tab support was InternetWorks, back in 1994.
Internet Explorer Myths
http://www.webdevout.net/ie_myths.php
eg : Microsoft developed Internet Explorer from scratch
NO ! The vast majority of Internet Explorer's code today was likely written by Microsoft itself, but the browser was originally developed from the source code of Spyglass Mosaic, a relatively unknown browser developed by Spyglass, Inc.
Firefox myths
http://www.webdevout.net/firefox_myths.php
eg : Firefox is faster than Internet Explorer
This blanket statement is not always true. Relative speed results depend on many factors, including hardware-related. The Internet Explorer window typically comes up faster than Firefox the first time you double-click on the program icon. This is mainly because core Internet Explorer libraries are actually loaded into memory as your computer is starting up...
Opera myths
http://www.webdevout.net/opera_myths.php
eg : Opera was the first browser with tabs
NO ! Despite common belief, Opera was not the first web browser to support tabbed pages. The first known web browser with tab support was InternetWorks, back in 1994.
