Most would assume that Chrome, backed by a company pushing hard for HTML5, would be the browser that best supports HTML5. Most would also assume that Internet Explorer, the bane of most web developers, probably doesn’t support the proposed standard well at all. Most people would be wrong on both counts.
The Worldwide Web Consortium has the numbers and Internet Explorer 9 puts the competition to shame. Seven aspects of the spec were tested: “attributes”, “audio”, “video”, “canvas”, “getElementsByClassName”, “foreigncontent,” and “xhtml5.” The rankings came down as follows: IE9 beta release 6, Google Chrome 7, Firefox 4 beta 6, Opera 10.6, and Safari 5.0.
We’ve talked about Microsoft‘s change of philosophy a few times. They are definitely updating their image and embracing the latest technologies across all of their products, including Internet Explorer. The Register puts it best:
Yes, the HTML5 spec has yet to finalized. And yes, these tests cover only a portion of the spec. But we can still marvel at just how much Microsoft’s browser philosophy has changed in recent months.
via The Register