Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit

July 15, 2008

By Andrew Strong at 11:12 in: Design | Development

Microsoft has launched the
Internet Explorer 8 Readiness Toolkit to assist web developers prepare for Internet Explorer 8.

The site focuses on two main topics:

How do I keep my site and add-ons working with Internet Explorer 8?

"This section describes a number of changes in security and architecture that could affect the way your site or add-ons function in Internet Explorer 8. Included in this section are details about user agent changes, accessibility improvements, non-admin and per-site ActiveX, Loosely-Coupled IE, DEP/NX memory protection and Manage Add-ons."

How do I make my site ‘light up’ with Internet Explorer 8?

"This section describes the new features that developers can exploit to make Internet Explorer 8 ‘light up’. These features include Activities, WebSlices, improvements in CSS support, innovations in AJAX functionality, improvements in DOM L2 Core support, and integrated Developer Tools."

Source - http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/ie/ie8/readiness/Developers.htm.

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Andrew Strong

Is a UI Developer for Izilla with a degree in Design and Visual Communication. Andrew's role at Izilla involves creating accessible css and xhtml driven websites. In his spare time he can be found exploring his subconscious artistically, the results of which can be found on his website philtrated.com.

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