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Every website coder knows one of the most time consuming aspects of writing a website is writing it to look the same in all browsers. Sometimes, the difference between browsers seems so big that it feels like you’re going to have to make several versions of the website code just to make it look the same in each of the browsers.

Why should I be concerned about cross browser compatibility?

Netscape - The Internet's first web browser - popular in the mid 90's, now defunct

As a website coder it is important to realise the differences between browsers. In the early days of the Internet, browser developers would add functionality to their browsers that could be past on to a website coder to give them more features when writing a website. To start with, this was great for everyone, but as browser developers became more competitive, the exclusivity between browser features meant that websites were being developed with one browser in mind. If that website were viewed in a different browser, the browser would be missing the features the website would be expecting the user to have, and as such, cross browser compatibility issues began to arise.

Today, website coders still have these issues to contend with, despite efforts made by W3C and various other organisations to persuade browser developers to follow standards set by W3C. Furthermore, as different issues exist in different browsers, a website today must still be built to work in older browsers as well.

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An Ecommerce website offers users information about products and features and a shopping cart system for purchasing those products.

The Internet has a world wide audience and as such, offers a fantastic oppurtunity for selling goods online. Ecommerce websites have become so successful that many high street stores are now chasing the tails of the Internet stores, trying to keep up with the amount of information they can offer, their low prices, and the amount of stock they can carry.

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Make your text and logos stand out with a relfective glass effect. This tutorial is written for Adobe Fireworks but works similarily in Adobe Photoshop. Reflective Glass Effect Adding a reflective glass effect will make your text and images stand out. No longer will your logos look flat and lifeless with a simple six step reflective effect.

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