Posted on September 12, 2008
Something I just have to share: an entertaining and informative read on the history of the browser user-agent string.
I always did wonder why all browsers claim to be Mozilla when they are not… And clearly, the advice given by many JavaScript gurus to never use user-agent sniffing to determine browser capabilities is very good - just look what kind of a mess it will lead to, not to mention that if someone someday changes their UA string or comes up with a new browser, everything will break - just like the frames.
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