Internet Explorer Funny Nicknames
Friday, November 1, 2002 by kevinkanny | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
“Internet Exploder” is one of the funny nicknames given to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. I’m curious to know if there are other such nicknames for the world’s most popular web browser?
Kevin Canelloni
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http://www.internet-explorer.cc
Kevin Canelloni
Webmaster
http://www.internet-explorer.cc
paxx
Reply #2 Friday, November 1, 2002 10:04 PM
Reply #2 Friday, November 1, 2002 10:04 PM
Mozilla? Phoenix? These are other names some people give to an excellent browser. 
Aqua.
Reply #3 Friday, November 1, 2002 10:07 PM
Reply #3 Friday, November 1, 2002 10:07 PM
Good point paxx,
Is IE really the most popular browser, or just the most used one?
Is IE really the most popular browser, or just the most used one?
Aqua.
Reply #4 Friday, November 1, 2002 10:12 PM
Reply #4 Friday, November 1, 2002 10:12 PM
I guess you could look at it this way, because of the sheer number of people using IE, it is also the most loathed browser 
Jafo
Reply #5 Saturday, November 2, 2002 6:06 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, November 2, 2002 6:06 AM
'I Explode'....that's the browser, 'exploder.exe'...that's the shell/file manager...
messybuu
Reply #7 Saturday, November 2, 2002 6:29 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, November 2, 2002 6:29 PM
Doesn't most popular and most used mean the same thing?
Peff
Reply #8 Saturday, November 2, 2002 6:45 PM
Reply #8 Saturday, November 2, 2002 6:45 PM
It did for the 'most popular girl' in my high school, HailStorm. 
Lecrayon
Reply #9 Saturday, November 2, 2002 7:10 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, November 2, 2002 7:10 PM
exploder.exe is a funny nickname for someone that promotes guncontrol 
Boom! Boomer!! Meepmeep
Boom! Boomer!! Meepmeep
Peff
Reply #10 Saturday, November 2, 2002 7:18 PM
Reply #10 Saturday, November 2, 2002 7:18 PM
I just call it Bill's anal probe...
about gun control....NOT...
I promise I will never divert a thread to that subject!!!!
If do, both Jafo and Paxx have permission to shoot me!!
about gun control....NOT...
I promise I will never divert a thread to that subject!!!!
If do, both Jafo and Paxx have permission to shoot me!!
Lecrayon
Reply #11 Saturday, November 2, 2002 8:20 PM I just feel happy and am in a good mood
I liked exploder, but now that I am having XP it is more a small poof sometimes
Reply #11 Saturday, November 2, 2002 8:20 PM
I just feel happy and am in a good mood I liked exploder, but now that I am having XP it is more a small poof sometimes
paxx
Reply #12 Saturday, November 2, 2002 10:09 PM
Reply #12 Saturday, November 2, 2002 10:09 PM
HailStorm, depends on the definition of "popular". If it means that it's what is the most used, then yes. But one could interpret "popular" as "the most liked". And because one uses something doesn't mean he likes it.
I don't really like Explorer, but I use it because a lot of lousy programers don't know how to program a web page so it's compatible with all browsers.
BTW. Note to all web programmers: if you have to do a detect browser script on your page, please don't detect the browser name. That's lazy code. Instead make your javascript detection based on whether a browser understand the code you are trying to pass. For example, Phoenix is rejected on some web pages, not because it can't understand the code (which it can), but because - understandably - nobody thought of adding "Phoenix" to the browser detection script. As I result, I get sometimes "This site can only be viewed by Netscape 4.7 or IE 4 or above."
Yeah right.
I don't really like Explorer, but I use it because a lot of lousy programers don't know how to program a web page so it's compatible with all browsers.
BTW. Note to all web programmers: if you have to do a detect browser script on your page, please don't detect the browser name. That's lazy code. Instead make your javascript detection based on whether a browser understand the code you are trying to pass. For example, Phoenix is rejected on some web pages, not because it can't understand the code (which it can), but because - understandably - nobody thought of adding "Phoenix" to the browser detection script. As I result, I get sometimes "This site can only be viewed by Netscape 4.7 or IE 4 or above."
Yeah right.
Peff
Reply #13 Saturday, November 2, 2002 11:13 PM
Reply #13 Saturday, November 2, 2002 11:13 PM
Paxx....Last time I checked IE had a huge (anywhere from 75% to 93% - depending on the study) percentage of the total worldwide browser market. Many employers cannot not justify the cost of adding (in most cases) hundreds of lines of code to support cross browser compatibility (expecially with the plethora of browsers/versions) in their intranet development. As I spend most of my time developing 'intranet' applications (where microsoft is the standard), I have to agree with them. Of course, this does not hold true for 'internet' sites (where cross browser compatibility is a MUST).
Pheonix and the other late-commers are so inconsequential (granted that many of them are based on the same engine) in the corporate marketplace that coding for them is pointless in most cases. Furthermore, most of the code you refer to (based on the NS 4.7 quote - where NS was not even near W3 compliance) was written long ago. I do agree with you that developers should attempt to handle as many browsers as possible, but it is increasingly difficult to wade through the crap people keep putting out there.
Pheonix and the other late-commers are so inconsequential (granted that many of them are based on the same engine) in the corporate marketplace that coding for them is pointless in most cases. Furthermore, most of the code you refer to (based on the NS 4.7 quote - where NS was not even near W3 compliance) was written long ago. I do agree with you that developers should attempt to handle as many browsers as possible, but it is increasingly difficult to wade through the crap people keep putting out there.
Jafo
Reply #14 Sunday, November 3, 2002 1:23 AM
Reply #14 Sunday, November 3, 2002 1:23 AM
Peff...I may be pro-gun-control, but I'm also a 'crack shot' [Rifle range].
Lecrayon, I'm pro-coyote and anti-roadrunner....so 'meepmeep' to you, too...
Lecrayon, I'm pro-coyote and anti-roadrunner....so 'meepmeep' to you, too...
Lecrayon
Reply #15 Sunday, November 3, 2002 6:28 AM
Reply #15 Sunday, November 3, 2002 6:28 AM
Bill's ad: "Buy Exploder from ACME"
All I use is explorer..it does the job...
All I use is explorer..it does the job...
paxx
Reply #16 Sunday, November 3, 2002 9:16 AM
Reply #16 Sunday, November 3, 2002 9:16 AM
Peff, you didn't understand.
I'm not saying to support Phoenix. Phoenix is good enough to support most well coded sites. The problem is witht the browser detection script. Also Phoenix would understand the code on the site, the script rejects it because it's not called "Explorer" or "Netscape". What I'm saying is that a smarter way to code the script would be to program a bit of code and see if the browser understands it (no matter what it's called).
It's as if a bar had a list of everybody who is currently over 18 and checks people's names at the door instead of checking their age. Obviously, over time, new people turn 18 but are rejected at the door because their name isn't on the list.
I'm not saying to support Phoenix. Phoenix is good enough to support most well coded sites. The problem is witht the browser detection script. Also Phoenix would understand the code on the site, the script rejects it because it's not called "Explorer" or "Netscape". What I'm saying is that a smarter way to code the script would be to program a bit of code and see if the browser understands it (no matter what it's called).
It's as if a bar had a list of everybody who is currently over 18 and checks people's names at the door instead of checking their age. Obviously, over time, new people turn 18 but are rejected at the door because their name isn't on the list.
Aqua.
Reply #17 Sunday, November 3, 2002 10:26 AM
Reply #17 Sunday, November 3, 2002 10:26 AM
paxx, so what you're saying is have a script that checks the DOM.
paxx
Reply #18 Sunday, November 3, 2002 10:56 AM
Reply #18 Sunday, November 3, 2002 10:56 AM
Yes.
For example, you need to use the roll-over event in a script, but you're not sure all browsers support it. Instead of doing a detect browser script, make your script so that browsers that don't support the roll-over event are sent a specific message or sent to another page.
For example, you need to use the roll-over event in a script, but you're not sure all browsers support it. Instead of doing a detect browser script, make your script so that browsers that don't support the roll-over event are sent a specific message or sent to another page.
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Reply #1 Friday, November 1, 2002 9:16 PM