You'd be surprised how much legacy code and tags make up a lot of popular Web applications and sites. All of that old data can sometimes slow an app from loading or bog down a Web developer from streamlining their code, and the only reason many developers have to leave it all in when they make improvements is to support older Web browsers. Enter Save The Developers , a Web campaign to get users to upgrade their browsers and to provide Web developers tools to encourage their visitors to do the same. Save The Developers was born from the Stop IE6 Campaign, a similar campaign designed to tell the world why Internet Explorer 6 needed to vanish from the face of the Web. The campaign has since grown to include a number of popular browsers, and Save The Developers suggests you use your choice of popular browsers, as long as it's not Internet Explorer 6 or earlier. The site provides links to download Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari, and even Internet Explorer 7. One click will take you to the respective browser's download page. For developers and Web designers, Save The Developers hosts a script that Web designers and developers can run from their site or download and host on their own that will prompt visitors in Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade their browsers. When a site detects that a visitor is using IE6, a brief message descends from the top of the page in the upper right corner inviting them to read why they should upgrade immedi ...
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You'd be surprised how much legacy code and tags make up a lot of popular Web applications and sites. All of that old data can sometimes slow an app from loading or bog down a Web developer from streamlining their code, and the only reason many developers have to leave it all in when they make improvements is to support older Web browsers. Enter Save The Developers , a Web campaign to get users to upgrade their browsers and to provide Web developers tools to encourage their visitors to do the same. Save The Developers was born from the Stop IE6 Campaign, a similar campaign designed to tell the world why Internet Explorer 6 needed to vanish from the face of the Web. The campaign has since grown to include a number of popular browsers, and Save The Developers suggests you use your choice of popular browsers, as long as it's not Internet Explorer 6 or earlier. The site provides links to download Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Apple Safari, and even Internet Explorer 7. One click will take you to the respective browser's download page. For developers and Web designers, Save The Developers hosts a script that Web designers and developers can run from their site or download and host on their own that will prompt visitors in Internet Explorer 6 to upgrade their browsers. When a site detects that a visitor is using IE6, a brief message descends from the top of the page in the upper right corner inviting them to read why they should upgrade immedi ...