Progressive
Enhancement
Playing it safe in unknown territory
Christian Heilmann, AKQA Brown Bag, London, May 2008

As web developers, we are
working with the unknown.

Right from the start the web
was meant to be independent
of display unit and rendering
device.

This is the reason why web
standards are so low level
technologies.

There is not much
sophistication in HTML – but a
lot of portability.

Simplicity means sturdiness –
not much can break.

Simplicity also means easy
adaptation to environments.

There is hardly any more
hostile environment than the
web.

You have no clue whatsoever
about the technology, the
ability or t