Do Websites Need to Function Exactly the Same on Every Platform?

~ Pixel Perfection was the flawed holy grail. If you, like me, were building websites back in the early 2000s, you’ll undoubtedly remember the absolute headache that was cross-browser compatibility. What didn’t help back then in this era of Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Firefox was the stubborn, widespread belief that websites needed to look exactly the same in every single browser. Pixel perfection was the (flawed) holy grail. Thankfully, the web community eventually came to its senses by embracing Progressive Enhancement. The single-purpose website dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com that just displayed a giant, resounding “no” on the screen, was a great way to spread the word. Screenshot of the dowebsitesneedtolookexactlythesameineverybrowser.com website. The site was featured in quite a lot of conference talks, such as Jeremy Keith’s talk from border:none 2013 (at the 39:18 mark): But still, it took years to shed that misconception. And while we’ve now accepted…