1996 – Opera started as a research project in 1994 that finally went public two years later.1995 – Internet Explorer made its debut as Microsoft’s first web browser.1994 – A noticeable improvement to Mosaic came Netscape Navigator.1993 – Mosaic was the first browser to allow images embedded in text making it “the world’s first most popular browser”.1992 – Lynx was a texted-based browser that couldn’t display any graphic content.Unlike today, this was the only browser and the only way to access the web. 1990 – The WorldWideWeb (not to be confused with the World Wide Web) was the first browser ever created by W3C Director Tim Berners-Lee, then renamed Nexus to differentiate from the actual World Wide Web.Before the web browsers we knew today, there were the first browsers, which are no longer in use or have highly evolved. There’s an entire history of web browsers. Why do different browsers respond differently to websites, and why is there more than one to begin with? How do browsers work and where did the need for cross-browser testing come from? By understanding the history and backend of some major browsers including Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer (IE), Firefox, and Opera, it’ll be easier to understand what goes into developing and testing a cross-compatible website. More technically though, the browser is a software application that retrieves and displays information from a server including web pages, text, images, videos, and other content.
Your browser allows you to shop online, watch videos, upload pictures, play games, and billions more. We all know the basic functionality of the browser - it’s what connects you with everything on the web.
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