In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about IE11 — should you support it, what to be aware of if you do, and what data is important in making that decision.

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Show Notes

03:21 - When was IE11 made?

03:48 - When is it deprecated?

04:44 - How to make the decision?

Look at your analytics
Look at your users
Is a 2% drop in sales worth it?

09:00 - What doesn’t IE11 have? What can you start using now that IE11 is gone?

Modern Flexbox
CSS Grid
CSS Variables

10:26 - Can you partially support it?

Major features
Progressive enhancement
Gracefully degrade
Polyfill

11:16 - What about testing?

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