Browser Check

"Browser Check" circa 2007

Every couple of years I feel compelled to write a new test suite for detecting browser versions and capabilities. This is something I started in 2006 or so. Part of the suite (actually, most of it) tested for plugins. My old employers used a variety of plugins, including Flash, QuickTime, and even Real Player. Naturally, we had to test for each plugin. To make matters worse, we were using certain other non-standard technologies which rendered some applications incompatible with even modern browsers. Like Firefox. And Safari. Looking at those old tests now gives me the willies. Looks like it's once again time to replace the old with the new.

Browser Check; new and improved