Testing html / css / javascript in different browsers

Question

IE6, IE7, IE8, IE9, Opera10, Chrome, FF, Safari ... what else?

How to organize a workspace for effective testing of html / css / javascript in all these browsers? What software do you use to make all of these browsers work on the same PC? I am particularly interested in testing various versions of IE.

Thanks!

Answer 1

There are various online services. None of them are perfect, but you can take a picture:

Adobe BrowserLab (edit: Shutdown March 13, 2013)
Browser camera
Browser snapshots
Web shots pro

Recommended by Adobe as a replacement for "BrowserLab":
Browser stack
Sauce Labs (they have an offer for BrowserLab users)

Answer 2

I use a virtual environment for different versions of the same browser.

Answer 3

Use a virtual machine, such as Microsoft Windows XP mode, and install several IE http://tredosoft.com/Multiple_IE . This allows all Internet Explorer supported by XP, and the rest can be installed in Vista / Windows 7 if you use this.

Parallel installation of versions of Firefox in different places and profile folders works.

Answer 4

We recently released Browserstack , an interactive tool for checking cross-browser in beta.

All browsers are easily accessible for testing interactive without the need for local configuration or virtual machines. All browsers have debugging tools, and you can test your local server in our remote browsers. There are many more features that we provide for easy testing.

I hope our product can facilitate your cross-browser testing.