Internet Explorer 9 is coming Monday to a web near you
Internet Explorer 9 is finally here...well almost. Microsoft is releasing their new browser on March 14, 2011.
IE9 has a number of improvements, including:
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Faster, Faster, Faster. Did I mention it is faster? With the new browsers coming out from Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft, there have been a flood of speed test coverage. Chrome has long held the javascript speed crown. But according to
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols over at ZDNET..."for the moment at least IE9 is actually the
fastest browser I’ve tested to date." He came to this revelation after figuring out that the 32-bit version of IE9 has the new
Chakra JIT (the 64-bit version doesn't). It also has a DirectX-based rendering engine so it can do
cool tricks once reserved for desktop applications.
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Windows 7 Desktop Integration. Read
my post for more details. Unfortantely, they didn't integrate
my ideas...at least not yet :)
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Hot new UI. Ok, they "borrowed" some ideas from Chrome...but that is the best form of flattery.
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Standards Compliance. A real focus on HTML5 and CSS3. Definite goodness for developers.
So, go get yourself some IE9 on Monday and enjoy!