The new IE8 has web dev tools

I'm not a fan of Internet Explorer but just allow me to share this.

Four months ahead of schedule, Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 8 beta 1. This is a version of Microsoft's web browser particularly aimed at web development needs. This is also one great start for new Microsoft directions: interoperability and improved standards support.

Giving in to pressure, the newly launched IE8 beta is created to offer better support for web standards and increased interoperability with other vendors' browsers. It includes web dev features such as CSS 2.1 support and tools for quickly and visually debugging HTML, CSS, and scripts.

List of the IE8 Beta features:

• Facebook integration: IE8 users can get status updates through their browser toolbar from Facebook, which partners with Microsoft for advertising syndication.
• WebSlices: lets users get updates from other sites through IE8, without having to actually visit those other sites. This will provide a connection to eBay, which will also offer WebSlices, so IE8 users can track their auctions from the browser toolbar.
• Integration with Microsoft Live Maps.
• Integration with Me.dium: A social discovery mechanism that lets users browse Web sites together with their friends who are also on the Internet.