This post was originally published on REI’s engineering blog
Paying tribute to a storied browser through the art of haiku.
With Microsoft finally ending support for Internet Explorer, some of our engineers spent a Friday afternoon crafting poetry and reminiscing on the browser’s 27-year legacy.
Ice Cube would be proud
Internet of old
I cannot render this page
Goodbye Felicia
— Jason G., Solutions Architect
A lesson in hubris and overconfidence
Exploring the web
But surfed too close to the sun
Bugs all the way down
— Ben Griffin (that’s me!), Sr. Software Engineer
Remember having a dedicated “Internet Explorer PC” though?
You thought you were done
Browserstack said you weren’t
Booting Safari
— Kurt M., Sr. Software Engineer
We all know the feeling…
…as we scroll down to the browser support table. “Maybe this time will be different” we say, but that red rectangle never changes hue.
Caniuse anything?
Not while IE 11 needs support
I won’t miss you, friend
— Harmony H., Principal Software Engineer
What a feeling to
ignore the IE column
when at caniuse
— Jake R., Software Engineer
Raise your hand if you’ve ever had a boss or a client who would ONLY use IE6
🤚
Client says it’s broke
Sigh, what browser do they have
More conditionals
— Ben Griffin, Sr. Software Engineer
Death: “It’s time to go”
IE: “Was I a good browser?” Death: “The very best … at downloading other browsers”
From the early days
You were there, loading, crashing
Just go download Chrome
— Eric J., Sr. Software Engineer
A name is a kind of ID, don’t you think?
I need this dom node
getElementById
Thats not what I need
— Kurt M., Sr. Software Engineer
Scene: Friday 4pm
Dev: “Finally got that layout all figured out for the launch on Monday! Let me just check it in IE annnnnd … OH GOD NO”
Did you check IE?
No words have stolen more joy
At the end of day — Kenji C., Sr. Software Engineer
This one definitely got the most Keanu-whoa-face emoji reactions
Lost explorer hums
Eleventh sired, continues
hidden, on the edge
— Eric G., Sr. Software Engineer
Clear both?
whole generation
of new web developers
what is a clearfix?
— Zachary C., Lead Software Engineer
“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go” – Oscar Wilde
