Michael Scharnagl 7/3/2015

Progressive enhancement is not…

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The article clarifies misconceptions about progressive enhancement, arguing it's not about fallbacks or browser versions. The author defines it as 'use-case oriented programming,' demonstrating with a video example: starting with an HTML transcript (baseline), adding a download link, then a native video element, and finally optional JavaScript enhancements—all without unnecessary polyfills.

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