I also do some front-end development.
"Surprisingly good" = "Surprisingly using some modern web standards that FF/Chrome have been allowing for many builds"
It's still not the most amazing browser ever created, but 10/11 are MILES ahead of 8/9.
IE8 crashes non stop here at work. It is the bain of my existance.
Depending on which way the wind is blowing...Then its a problem with the implementation or your system at work. IE is stable and does not just crash unless there is some other problem.
