When You Can't Trust the Browser

I like Opera--the browser, not the musical spectacle. I like that it puts small demands on your hardware. I like that it displays Web pages quickly and accurately. I like that it has always been close to the standards suggested by the W3C, especially for CSS styles. It is always worthwhile to preview pages in Opera. Opera is a little weak in event handling, and it has been slow to adopt the document object model. But in terms of page presentation, Opera shows a Web page the way it oughta look. It displays a great looking page, and it loads fast. And everybody likes the little guy. The troubles I have with Opera, as a code writer, are all derived from a single bad habit of the browser. Opera is a little loose with the truth.

Tibbetts, Kenneth. Internet.com (2002). Design>Web Design>Programming>DHTML

Writing DHTML that Meets the Cross-Platform Challenge  

DHTML coders have had to overcome many obstacles to writing clean, portable code, including specific browser requirements. See how some straightforward coding tenets can help you sidestep such challenges.

Robinson, Scott. TechRepublic (2003). Design>Web Design>Standards>DHTML