Internet Explorer 9 is coming Monday to a web near you

Internet Explorer 9 is finally here...well almost.  Microsoft is releasing their new browser on March 14, 2011.

IE9 has a number of improvements, including:

• Faster, Faster, Faster.  Did I mention it is faster?   With the new browsers coming out from Mozilla, Google, and Microsoft, there have been a flood of speed test coverage.  Chrome has long held the javascript speed crown.  But according to Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols over at ZDNET..."for the moment at least IE9 is actually the fastest browser I’ve tested to date."  He came to this revelation after figuring out that the 32-bit version of IE9 has the new Chakra JIT (the 64-bit version doesn't).  It also has a DirectX-based rendering engine so it can do cool tricks once reserved for desktop applications.
• Windows 7 Desktop Integration.  Read my post for more details.  Unfortantely, they didn't integrate my ideas...at least not yet :)
• Hot new UI.  Ok, they "borrowed" some ideas from Chrome...but that is the best form of flattery.
• Standards Compliance.  A real focus on HTML5 and CSS3.  Definite goodness for developers.

So, go get yourself some IE9 on Monday and enjoy!