How many sites actually use frames nowadays? It turns out that there are people who track this very thing, such as the company Security Space who recently published their annual Technology Penetration Report. Since it is difficult to see the years side by side, I compiled their reports since 2004 into one matrix to see how things are changing, similar to how Alan Graham did last year. Yes, frames haven’t gone away yet. Sad.
| Technology | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JavaScript | 55.87% | 59.37% | 58.08% | 59.77% |
| Frames | 23.49% | 18.17% | 15.91% | 13.90% |
| StyleSheets | 35.06% | 39.93% | 49.51% | 54.00% |
| Java | 2.58% | 1.67% | 1.64% | 1.22% |
| IFrames | 7.72% | 12.12% | 9.88% | 10.76% |
| GIF Images | 61.22% | 58.54% | 63.26% | 62.65% |
| JPG Images | 46.42% | 47.25% | 54.11% | 55.06% |
| PNG Images | 4.11% | 6.42% | 7.78% | 9.68% |
| Flash/Shockwave | 9.55% | 8.77% | 12.75% | 12.77% |
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