Progressive Enhancement and Graceful Degradation.

May 17, 2010

Usability pundits often talk about “graceful degradation” and “progressive enhancement” as if they are opposites. They argue that graceful degradation implies you’re leaving it until later. If there’s time, you’ll get around to providing an alternative method. They argue for “progressive enhancement” instead because this implies you’re building in accessibility from the beginning. While they’re […]