Ask HN: Is Safari the New Internet Explorer?

1 pointazabraao4 comments

In what way? It doesn't have a fast release cycle but it is routinely kept up to date with modern standards and Apple often forces the update making sure old version die off.

I don't think the comparison makes any sense.

Well, yesterday for example a friend had to remove the use of webp images of their web application because of Safari compatibility. Often I have to try workarounds for some already so common thing like display flex because Safari has his own behavior on handling flexbox.

This is the problem that we had with IE, so...

That is a moot point to discuss. If you’re looking for the worst browser in the market however, Chrome is a strong candidate.

I do not disagree. By the point of view of privacy for sure Chrome is the worst.

But in terms of evolving the web, Chrome is the lead and Chromium, I believe, was a breaking change for web when talking about adding new possibilities to it.

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