Technical website - Should I assume that my visitors will use a modern browser?

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Published on 2012-06-04T15:22:46Z Indexed on 2012/06/04 16:55 UTC
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I am in the process of creating my own website, which will include a technical blog. I want to build my website using modern technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3.

Since my website will be targetted at programmers and mostly tech-savvy users, should I take for granted that these people will be using a modern browser? Or should I make my site compatible with older browsers just in case?

I don't want to go through the pain of adapting my website to be compatible with browsers I assume won't be used.

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