You have likely seen the term �progressive enhancement� quite a lot, especially if you�re a regular reader of this website. But do you understand exactly what it means, and do you try to apply it in every detail of your daily work?
If the answer is no, you�re far from alone. The last couple of years, with HTML5 (or more correctly parts of CSS3 and various JavaScript techniques) becoming the new Ajax, it seems that people are so eager to apply the shiny new front-end toys that they forget that the Web is supposed to be universal. And in doing so, many developers unfortunately forget about or ignore progressive enhancement.
One reason may be that there aren�t enough resources that explain progressive enhancement in a practical and easy-to-digest way. Luckily, Aaron Gustafson has written a book called Adaptive Web Design that does just that.
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