Legacy Clients
summary
Argument: use progressive enhancement and a two-tier build: a fast core experience delivered to everyone and a JavaScript/CSS-enhanced layer conditionally loaded for modern engines (cutting the mustard). BBC News implements this and serves WebGL fallbacks as static galleries; gov.uk outputs an alternative desktop CSS for IE7/8 stylesheet via a SASS mixin and conditional comments. Analytics show IE6 falling from ~1% to ~0.5% in six months; beware proxy browsers and polyfill runtime costs when choosing what to support.
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chapters (22)
- 0:00Intro
- 5:00Balancing Agility
- 8:40Cutting the Mustard
- 14:00Stigma
- 16:15Accessibility
- 21:48Audience
- 23:23Core Experience
- 27:37Strategy
- 29:49Browser Matrix
- 32:11User Happiness
- 32:40Help Legacy Clients
- 33:31Google Analytics Dashboard
- 37:36ActiveX
- 38:34Defending Microsoft
- 42:14Polyfills
- 43:10Animations
- 44:25Silk Browser
- 45:32Progressive Enhancement
- 50:26Progressive Enhancements
- 52:04Missing Opportunities
- 54:00Making a Job
- 55:41Accessible Technology
