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I think it's similar to PHP, they're criticized by the vocal newbies who are chasing the newest and shiniest.

For me personally, w3schools has been one of the most reliable sources of reliable solutions that work not just for the latest Chrome build but across many different browsers and platforms.

Given the cumulative nature of HTML, "outdated" is another word for "reliable and established", IMO.



They were much worse before. See the old version of w3fools website: https://web.archive.org/web/20110412103745/http://w3fools.co...

They're better today, but it's still... let's say an equivalent of empty calories instead of a healthy MDN meal.


I don't see how MDN is a healthy meal when they document only shit which works exclusively in Chrome and Firefox, while claiming everything else is "deprecated" and ignoring all other browsers.

More like synthetic junk food, if you ask me.


Some examples would be useful, otherwise it's hard to tell what situations you're talking about.

But looking at a random entry, they list Samsung Internet, Safari, Opera, IE, and others. That doesn't look like ignoring other browsers.


Are any of those not WebKit?


IE is not WebKit.


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