This is a talk I did at the Microsoft Edge Web Summit discussing the various options for testing Internet Explorer and the new Microsoft Edge browser on OS X & Linux.

1. Woah, I can test MS Edge &
IE on a Mac & Linux!

2. Rey
Bango
Developer Advocate & lover of Web Standards
@reybango
blog.reybango.com

9. Why can’t you kill off IE?

10. OldIE PTSD

12. Lack of feature knowledge in the community.
Our fault!

13. Standards & Features
• WebGL
• WebSockets
• CSS3 Gradients
• Blocked scoped variables
• Pointer Events
• Fullscreen API
• Device Orientation
• Flexbox
• Encrypted Media Extensions
• CSS3 Regions
• File API
• AppCache
• IndexedDB
• CSS3 Media Queries
• Canvas
• CSS3 Transforms

16. Knowledge is Power

17. Status Dashboard

18. http://bit.ly/iedevguides
IE Developer Guides

19. http://bit.ly/iecompatcookbook
IE Compatibility Cookbook

20. http://bit.ly/f12devtools
F12 Developer Tools

21. Why should I test for IE?

22. Netmarketshare.com

23. StatCounter.com

24. Why can’t you push
upgrades to corporations?

26. Enterprise IE
• Enterprise Mode IE (EMIE)
• Enhanced IE8 emulation in IE11
• High success rate in running legacy applications
• Enterprise Site Discovery Toolkit for IE11
• Collects application information to allow informed compatibility decisions

27. Netmarketshare.com

28. StatCounter.com

29. Free upgrade to Win10
for Win7, 8, & 8.1 users!

32. How do I test IE & Microsoft Edge?

33. Microsoft Edge Dev Portal

35. WebDriver for IE11
http://bit.ly/ie11webdriver

37. insider.windows.com

38. USB sticks we’re handing out.

39. What about mobile?

40. http://vorlonjs.com

41. Vorlon.js
• Open source
• Extensible plugin architecture
• Platform agnostic
• Powered by Node.js and Socket.io
• New plugins
• WebAudio
• Connector for F12 debug port

42. WEb INspector REmote (aka weinre)
http://bit.ly/goweinre

43. Let’s take a look.

44. Adobe Edge Inspect
http://bit.ly/edgeinspect

45. Ghostlab
http://bit.ly/goghostlab

46. Headless?
Not yet.

47. Continuously Improving
• Leveraging virtualization (e.g: RemoteIE)
• Building tools like Vorlon.js
• Scanners to help narrow down common issue patterns
• Enhancing the F12 tools to offer great debugging
• Maintaining VMs
• Helping the enterprise move forward to modern development

48. Resources
• Microsoft Edge Portal: dev.modern.ie
• Microsoft Edge Blog: blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/
• MS Web Platform Team: @MSEdgeDev
• F12 Tools: @msedgedevtools

49. Thank you!