Issue: 2008 - Vol. 5 - Issue 3 - IE8

  • In this issue, you’ll find information on all things related to Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2.From Web Slices to Developer Tools, from our improvements in performance to the great new features for building Web 2.0 applications, there’s something here for everyone.
  • For those of you who have been waiting to see what Microsoft has been cooking up for the standards-based Web, dinner is served! Released to the Web in August 2008, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 delivers much more than just a snack for today’s ravenous tech-savvy users. Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 dispenses a four-course meal guaranteed to please even the most discriminating of palates.
  • Improved standards support in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 makes developing sites that work across browsers simpler and less time consuming. The latest release of the world’s most popular Web browser includes upgrades to the Web platform, compatibility, and functionality designed to keep you on-point creating high-quality interactive experiences, not debugging browser interop issues. Let’s discuss how to best take advantage of these new features while ensuring your Web pag...See More
  • Compatibility View allows access to content designed for older Web browsers. When a website says that it supports modern Web standards, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 respects that and displays the site using its most standards compliant mechanism. In the majority of cases, this works out just fine. However, every once in a while, a page that says “display me using modern standards” really means “display me like Internet Explorer 7 used to display modern standards pages”. Th...See More
  • Web Slices are a new Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 feature that allow you to subscribe to parts of a Web page and view updates directly from the Internet Explorer Favorites bar.Web Slices let users bring their favorite parts of the Web with them wherever they browse. This article will explain how Web Slices work, why they are cool, and how you can start creating Web Slices of your own.
  • Connect the user to your Web application with Accelerators!Accelerators provide an easier and faster way for users to access your Web application while seamlessly plugging in to your existing infrastructure.
  • Can you imagine a world without search?I don’t think a single day goes by when I don’t do a least one Internet search. Internet search has gotten leaps and bounds better than what it started out as years ago; yet aside from adding a search box to the browser chrome, browsers, as of yet, have not significantly changed the way that users search online.
  • Great tools play a critical role in developer productivity, and while many web development tools exist, they likely don’t meet your needs in all tasks. For example, you may want to quickly debug JavaScript, investigate a behavior specific to Internet Explorer, or iterate rapidly to prototype a new design or try solutions to a problem.
  • Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 provides a programming model for AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) development that is simpler yet more powerful than ever before, spanning browser, Web page, and server interaction. You’ll be able to build pages that are faster and more functional, with better end-user experiences. Plus, the APIs Microsoft has added to Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 are based on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) HTML 5.0 or Web Applications Working Group standards.
  • Growing popularity of AJAX has led to increased use of JavaScript in creating dynamic and rich browser experiences. JavaScript has become the lingua franca of the Web and its performance has become an emerging differentiator in how the industry compares browsers. These attempts have so far been centered on the use of JavaScript micro-benchmarks. While this is a good first step, it is not sufficient in measuring end-user perceivable performance of AJAX applications. We us...See More
  • Great performance is one of many things being delivered in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, the latest version of the popular browser. Beyond a much faster JScript engine, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 includes profound performance improvements and exciting new developer features that make it one of the most exciting browser releases in years.
  • Reliability and privacy are two must-have features for every Web user. To that end, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 introduces powerful and easy-to-use features that improve the dependability of your browsing experience and the security of your personally identifiable information. Read on for all the details.
  • The Internet Explorer team has made significant investments to ensure that Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 is the most secure version to date.Many of these improvements (like the SmartScreen anti-phishing/anti-malware filter) operate automatically and require no changes to Web pages or add-ons. However, other security improvements will impact Web applications and browser add-ons. This article describes how to take advantage of these new Internet Explorer security features to ...See More