What web browser do you use?

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Just out of curiosity.

I am Chrome all the way! Used to be on Firefox ages ago, got a virus through it which I had to reinstall the entire OS, somehow it affected my boot.

Plus Chrome is smart on how it has a separate process for each tab you open. I remember with Firefox (no idea if the latest version is different) the RAM usage would build up and even if you closed your tabs the RAM would not decrease. Chrome terminates the appropriate process when you close a tab and you get your RAM back.

I will never go back to Firefox or IE! Safari is just way behind them two.

[MortonH]

I use Chrome on my iMac. It's so well designed it doesn't feel like a third party application.

[gary]

Stefan,

Real men don't use browsers. They just use a network analyzer and decode in their heads the
raw Ethernet packets like on those screens in The Matrix.

[Blair]

I used firefox from the old days it was named phoenix. Would still be now but a dispute with a bios manufacture IIRC made that name not so. Firefox is now bloated and resource hogging. These days I'm Chrome on the iMac, iPad and iPhone with the syncing feature which is great. I use safari for reading lists and the cloud syncing between the three devices.

80% chrome, 20% Safari. Come on Tim, Get Safari working properly!

[Astro_Bot]

Ha! Real men read machine code and can tell when an e-mail arrives by the characteristic tingle in the wires.

[Astro_Bot]

In case no-one knows what Gary and I are referring to, we (well, I am at least) are alluding to old articles on "Real Programmers". I remember chuckling to these way, way back when I was as an undergraduate ...

The first one is short, so I'll include it whole:

REAL PROGRAMMERS DON'T EAT QUICHE

Real programmers don't eat quiche. They like Twinkies, Coke, and palate-scorching Szechwan food.

Real programmers don't write application programs. They program right down to the base-metal. Application programming is for dullards who can't do systems programming.

Real programmers don't write specs. Users should be grateful for whatever they get; they are lucky to get programs at all.

Real programmers don't comment their code. If it was hard to write, it should be even harder to understand and modify.

Real programmers don't document. Documentation is for simpletons who can't read listing or the object code from the dump.

Real programmers don't draw flowcharts. Flowcharts are, after all, the illiterate's form of documentation. Cavemen drew flowcharts; look how much good it did them.

Real programmers don't read manuals. Reliance on a reference is the hallmark of the novice and the coward.

Real programmers don't write in RPG. RPG is for the gum-chewing dimwits who maintain ancient payroll programs.

Real programmers don't write in COBOL. COBOL is for COmmon Business Oriented Laymen who can run neither a business nor a real program.

Real programmers don't write in FORTRAN. FORTRAN is for wimp engineers who wear white socks. They get excited over the finite state analysis and nuclear reactor simulation.

Real programmers don't write in PL/I. PL/I is for insecure anal retentives who can't choose between COBOL and FORTRAN.

Real programmers don't write in BASIC. Actually, no programmers program in BASIC after reaching puberty.

Real programmers don't write in APL unless the whole program can be written on one line.

Real programmers don't write in LISP. Only sissy programs contain more parentheses than actual code.

Real programmers don't write in PASCAL, ADA, BLISS, or any of those other sissy computer science languages. Strong typing is a crutch for people with weak memories.

Real programmers' programs never work right the first time. But if you throw them on the machine they can be patched into working order in a few 30 hour debugging sessions.

Real programmers don't work 9 to 5. If any real programmers are around at 9 A.M., it is because they were up all night.

Real programmers don't play tennis or any other sport which requires a change of clothes. Mountain climbing is OK, and real programmers wear climbing boots to work in case a mountain should spring up in the middle of the machine room.

Real programmers disdain structured programming. Structured programming is for compulsive neurotics who were prematurely toilet trained. They wear neckties and carefully line up sharp pencils on an otherwise clear desk.

Real programmers don't like the team programming concept. Unless, of course, they are the chief programmer.

Real programmers never write memos on paper. They send memos via e-mail.

Real programmers have no use for managers. Managers are a necessary evil. They exist only to deal with personnel bozos, bean counters, senior planners and other mental midgets.

Real programmers scorn floating point arithmetic. The decimal point was invented for pansy bedwetters who are unable to think big.

Real programmers don't believe in schedules. Planners make schedules. Managers firm up schedules. Frightened coders strive to meet schedules. Real programmers ignore schedules.

Real programmers don't bring brown-bag lunches. If the vending machine sells it, they eat it. If the vending machine doesn't sell it, they don't eat it. Vending machines don't sell quiche.

The second one is longer, so here is a link:

http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/real.programmers.html

And finally, a more modern interpretation especially for Unix/Linux users:

http://xkcd.com/378/

(The xkcd series of comics can be quite funny, for those in the know).

[RAJAH235]

I run a few versions of Firefox from 3.5.19 to v17.0.1 & have never had any problems with any of them.

They all work just fine.

Regs, L..

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

How do I vote "all of them"?

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Originally Posted by mithrandir

How do I vote "all of them"?

If you use more than one just vote for the one you use the most.

[OICURMT]

Originally Posted by gary

Stefan,

Real men don't use browsers. They just use a network analyzer and decode in their heads the
raw Ethernet packets like on those screens in The Matrix.

Originally Posted by Astro_Bot

Ha! Real men read machine code and can tell when an e-mail arrives by the characteristic tingle in the wires.

[JB80 (Jarrod)]

IE & FF but mainly IE.

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Where's Netscape Navigator in that list?

[JB80 (Jarrod)]

I know right, it was by far my favourite one to use.

You can still run it if you like or at the least a very close facsimile.
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Interne...-Browser.shtml

[OICURMT]

Originally Posted by lacad01

Where's Netscape Navigator in that list?

Don't forget an oldie , but a goodie... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx_%28web_browser%29

Believe it or not... I've used it recently (to scrape code on a site that plants malware).

[MrB (Simon)]

Opera

[bobson (Bob)]

Opera

[iceman (Mike)]

Love Chrome!

[multiweb (Marc)]

Only ever used IE on my PC. Netscape before that.

[supernova1965 (Warren)]

On PC I always use Firefox on the ipad I use icab mostly for its ability to handle flash or iswifter for more complex flash apps it is slow for browsing but flash content works in it better.

[BPO]

OPERA, since v1.something.

I can't believe Opera was relegated to "OTHER", considering it is the browser all other browsers copy.

Every innovation boasted by web browsers originated with Opera. It is still the smallest, fastest and lightest of them all, and easily the best in my opinion.

But I'm not a fanboy...