Save the Developers! is hoping to make the lives of web developers easier, while also improving the experience for web users. Their current campaign is Say No To IE 6! which is an attempt to rid the world of Internet Explorer 6.

How? By getting developers to put a bit of JavaScript on their website. Developers can either link to their external JavaScript file or download the script and host it themselves. (I added it to this site.)

If the JavaScript detects the the user’s browser is IE 6, then a small window appears suggesting that they upgrade. Clicking takes the user to their website which contains links to the latest versions of IE 7, Firefox, Safari and Opera.

They acknowledge that it may take awhile, maybe even a few years, but their goal is to reduce IE 6 usage as much as possible to help usher it into permanent retirement. I think that’s a goal all web developers share.

It is simple, effective and—best of all—won’t bother most users because they won’t see it. Their website will let you preview the effect, even if you don’t have IE 6. If you don’t like the look, just modify the JavaScript to fit your site design. If you don’t want users leaving your site, you can adapt the JavaScript so that the window links to an upgrade page on your own site.

Remember: Every time you upgrade a browser, a developer gets his wings.

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