jQuery 2.0 Will Not Support IE 6, IE 7, or IE 8.

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jQuery 2.0 has been released!

Wow this is some exciting news. jQuery is a fantastic javascript library that enables developers from all walks of life. But before you jump in all guns-a-blazin’ to attack some code with jQuery 2.0, you should take note of the supported browsers.

jQuery 2.0 drops support for IE 6, IE 7, and IE 8

As promised, this version leaves behind the older Internet Explorer 6, 7, and 8 browsers.

I first picked up this insight from @jeresig on Twitter.

jQuery 2.0 will not support IE6/7/8

As a developer I do welcome the exile of older version of IE. However, this does create potential cross browser support issues if you don’t know your intended audience / platform. Like John states in his Tweet,

Context matters!

See the full jQuery 2.0 official announcement here.

Execute jQuery After the Page Loads

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If you are using jQuery and want/need to execute javascript after the page has completely loaded, you can use to the following snippet.

$(window).bind("load", function() { 
     // insert your code here 
});

NOTE: this is meant to be used outside of the standard DOM ready method

$(document).ready(function() { });

What is the Minimum TTL for Network Solutions DNS

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In planning for a site launch, I needed to know the shortest TTL that Network Solutions name servers would allow me to configure. Through some old fashioned trial and error, I found that number to be 3600 seconds.

For those playing along at home:

3600 seconds = 60 minutes = 1 hour

Network Solutions name servers are worldinc.com