Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Developers Whitepapers

Internet Explorer 8 provides a safer, more personalized, and more productive browsing experience for users; and a richer, more compatible platform for developers and IT professionals. Download and read the following whitepapers to learn more about the new features in Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Developers..

Introduction

How do I keep my site working with Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Developers?

• User-Agent String and Version Vector
  
• Manage Add-Ons
  
• Per-Site ActiveX
  
• Non-Admin ActiveX Controls
  
• Zoom v2
  
• W3C's ARIA Support
  
• Loosely-coupled Internet Explorer
  
• Automatic Crash Recovery
  

How do I make my site light up with Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 for Developers?

• Activities
  
• WebSlices
  
• CSS 2.1 Compliance
  
• Versioning and IE Modes
  
• Printing Improvements
  
• DOM Core Improvements
  
• HTML Improvements/ACID2
  
• Improved Namespace Support
  
• Selectors API
  
• Data URI Support
  
• Versioning and Cross-document Interaction
  
• Improved Protected Mode API Support
  
• Circular Memory Leak Mitigation
  
• Platform Performance Improvements
  
• Developer Tools
  
• Better AJAX Development