What is Browser Compatibility?
Browser compatibility refers to the ability of a web application, website, script or an HTML construct to operate on all the available web browsers. It is also known as Cross browser compatibility or Multi browser compatibility of a web application.
The main advantage of developing such a website is it increases the reach of a website, and reduces the loss of performance, if any, that may be caused due to incompatibility with a set of browsers. Browser compatibility is a not a new subject in the field of technology. It has existed since the emergence of the Internet in the world.
Why is there is a difference between material displayed on different browsers?
Any web browser, whether Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, works as a translator. It translates the text that is written in HTML format, and display the content in a web page. However, each browser has its own capability and style of translating the text, which causes the difference to arise. Although there is a standard set of rules for scripting HTML code, the interpretation causes majority of the difference.
Difference between browser versions :
There are generally difference between different versions of a browser because the newer version is capable of decoding the new HTML script better than the older one. A new browser version always provides better display than an older version. However, most internet users believe it is the add-ons and features that construct a new version, and they download it accordingly. Hence, for designers and developers of the website, it is recommended that a website should be made that supports about last 3 versions of a browser.
Different Computers :
If you have used both a Mac and a PC, you might know about this difference. A website that works perfectly fine on a browser in a PC, might not work properly in a browser on Mac. And this is far too common today. About 12 percent of the total web users have Mac, and the share is increasing. If your website supports only browsers compatible with a PC, you have already lost 12 percent users, and are sure to lose more in the future. Make sure the site is compatible for all the browsers on all the types of PCs.
The differences may also arise different screen sizes of the computers. Make sure you take this also into consideration before developing a website. Make sure your web application has the browser compatibility it needs.
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