I’m always researching the intricacies of different browsers. It’s my job to know their quirks and learn the techniques being used to keep them all in line.

One of the most frustrating things I run into working with CSS is the fact that there are so many new features in CSS3 (and even CSS2) that is not supported in all browsers. For example, pseudo classes are infinitely powerful when it comes to targeting specific elements (the first item of a list) or interactive states (a rollover).

Two simple pseudo classes would be :first-child and :last-child.
The other day I noticed that Internet Explorer 7 former, but not the latter. I felt obliged to let everyone in the office know about this nuance, so I said “IE7 supports :first-child but not :last-child”.

I got two responses.

“That’s just mean!”

And the reason for this blog post:

“That’s just bad parenting!”

There you have it. Proof that Internet Explorer is a bad parent.