What, no support for Linux? I'm only half-joking, I really wish that I could test IE compatibility without having to find a Windows box. (This wouldn't help me test IE<9 though.)
Yes, I know about http://browsershots.org, but that doesn't help with check interactive javascript.
I find myself respecting Microsoft more and more of late (say the last year or so). It really is starting to feel as if they are reaching out from their closet and is realizing that they have to cooperate with the rest of the world. I guess you could argue that is a natural side-effect of not being the biggest bully on the block in every market are in (or enter).
An example of what I mean is the fact that on this Microsoft site you actually see images* of other browsers (gasp -- FF, Opera, Chrome all exist) in places where it's not necessary at all. This is something that caught me a bit by surprise.
(I guess I will now get all kinds of anecdotal evidence that they have been doing things like this all along or are downright evil. Point still stands: I am starting to get a bit more respect for the company, and not only the new IE team)
Like IE 5.5? Microsoft doesn't do cross platform 'right'. If they did make a Mac version, it would render things differently than the Windows version and give developers yet another browser to test for bugs.
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We use an old IBM laptop - with IE, FF, Chrome installed - for our Windows testing.
Failing that, a VM is probably the best alternative.
An example of what I mean is the fact that on this Microsoft site you actually see images* of other browsers (gasp -- FF, Opera, Chrome all exist) in places where it's not necessary at all. This is something that caught me a bit by surprise.
(I guess I will now get all kinds of anecdotal evidence that they have been doing things like this all along or are downright evil. Point still stands: I am starting to get a bit more respect for the company, and not only the new IE team)
* http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/Performance/01FlyingImages...
Edit: When reading the other threads on the IE9 topic I realize I might be pretty alone in feeling this way :)
Sign me up.
Not because I want to use it, but because of more rendering engine on the platform can only be healthy competition, and consumers will win in the end.