As one of my summer projects I'd like to build an AJAX program on my own. Not too big. I'm new to the whole matter, however I have general knowledge in programming and a good understanding of the Web workflow.
As for W3C standards, is it wrong sticking to them as if they were a platform?
Is it a good idea to code having a single platform in mind (i.e. Firefox 3 + Win7) and make it cross-browser after the initial code is finished?
In general, to what extent is browser compatibility a problem these days?
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I would go for 2 main directions :
And don't forget : do not try to detect browser/JS engine. Detect capabilities instead, or you are starting a endless debugging with every new browser comming on the place. Have a look at modernizr for that, this is an usefull tool.
Anyway this is a difficult goal to achieve. Those are tip that will help you with that. But the key point is debugging and testing to avoid regression on a specific plateform.