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When a website doesn't work as you want, do you

Survey period: 22 Jun 2015 to 29 Jun 2015

I'm not saying us developers are picky or anything...

OptionVotes% 
Open up the browser developer tools and tamper with the page until it works28522.41
Write a long, detailed emailing that includes code snippets explaining how to fix the site826.45
Write a short, nasty email to the site owner645.03
Complain loudly on social media352.75
Assume it's User Error and try and understand how the site is meant to work22617.77
Ditch the site and go to a different site90771.31
Grit your teeth and bear it.30523.98
Other1179.20
Respondents were allowed to choose more than one answer; totals may not add up to 100%



 
GeneralWrite a "nice" email to the owner Pin
Slacker00722-Jun-15 0:54
professionalSlacker00722-Jun-15 0:54 
GeneralA website that doesn't work Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan22-Jun-15 0:18
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan22-Jun-15 0:18 
GeneralPages that don't work. Pin
john morrison leon21-Jun-15 23:54
john morrison leon21-Jun-15 23:54 
GeneralRe: Pages that don't work. Pin
Stefan_Lang23-Jun-15 3:11
Stefan_Lang23-Jun-15 3:11 
GeneralOthers PinPopular
Nagy Vilmos21-Jun-15 23:49
professionalNagy Vilmos21-Jun-15 23:49 
GeneralTry IE... Pin
Sander Rossel21-Jun-15 22:16
professionalSander Rossel21-Jun-15 22:16 
GeneralRe: Try IE... Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan22-Jun-15 0:21
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan22-Jun-15 0:21 
GeneralRe: Try IE... Pin
Sander Rossel22-Jun-15 0:32
professionalSander Rossel22-Jun-15 0:32 
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
but for intermediates. If you are beginner, just don't go to that site
I've found great stuff for beginners as well! I used it when I started out with web development. The HTML and JavaScript tutorials are great.
Also used it for my Microsoft certificates, which is more intermediate level.

The problem I have in Chrome is with the video plugin. For some reason it keeps hiding and then showing the progress bar at the bottom. Really very annoying. IE doesn't have that problem.
I've had some websites using SilverLight (I think that's what it was?) that was also only supported in IE.
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan wrote:
IE and Chrome are not the culprit, it depends on the choice of a developer
Sure, but sometimes developers (myself including) miss a browser compatibility issue and since IE is still the most widely used browser chances are it's at least tested in IE Sigh | :sigh:
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need.
Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability.
— Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards,
Sander

GeneralRe: Try IE... Pin
Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan22-Jun-15 0:38
professionalAfzaal Ahmad Zeeshan22-Jun-15 0:38 
GeneralRe: Try IE... Pin
Sander Rossel22-Jun-15 2:00
professionalSander Rossel22-Jun-15 2:00 
GeneralTry to see if it works in a different browser or device Pin
R. Erasmus21-Jun-15 21:43
R. Erasmus21-Jun-15 21:43 
GeneralDepends on how unique is the content Pin
AlexCode21-Jun-15 21:38
professionalAlexCode21-Jun-15 21:38 
GeneralRe: Depends on how unique is the content Pin
KarstenK21-Jun-15 22:28
mveKarstenK21-Jun-15 22:28 
GeneralRe: Depends on how unique is the content Pin
AlexCode21-Jun-15 23:14
professionalAlexCode21-Jun-15 23:14 

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