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Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement
by
Aaron Gustafson (Goodreads Author)
The web is an ever-changing medium whose scope, application, audience and platform continue to grow on a daily basis. If you’ve worked on the web for any amount of time, you’ve likely heard or even used the term “progressive enhancement.” Since the term’s inception, it has been considered a best practice for approaching web design. But what is it really? And how do we reco...more
Paperback, 1st, 144 pages
Published
May 30th 2011
by Easy Readers
(first published 2011)
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Most books with "web design" in the title are actually about front-end web development, and Adaptive Web Design is no different.
Many web developers craft a great experiences based around ideal situations, then pare it down for inferior browsers, people with disabilities, etc. — often called Graceful Degradation. Instead, Gustafson advocates for Progressive Enhancement, where a developer starts with those extremes as the baseline experience, then adds enhancements as the user's situation becomes...more
Many web developers craft a great experiences based around ideal situations, then pare it down for inferior browsers, people with disabilities, etc. — often called Graceful Degradation. Instead, Gustafson advocates for Progressive Enhancement, where a developer starts with those extremes as the baseline experience, then adds enhancements as the user's situation becomes...more
I enjoyed the book, I thought it was well written and the techniques presented were useful. I glossed over most of the CSS section because there wasn't really anything new to me there. The JavaScript section was the most useful part to me. This is basically a collection of all the current best practice techniques out there today. I liked how many of the JS examples used jQuery - no need to triple the amount of code in the examples when we're all using jQuery anyway.
I was a little turned off by t...more
I was a little turned off by t...more
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Not a bad book, listing various techniques in web development that accomplish "Progressive Enhancement" design pattern. Most of the suggestions and techniques for the HTML and CSS sections are pretty straight forward so I didn't pick up anything new there. I was happy that the author included microformats since they are hardly ever used yet with wider adoption could be quite useful.
The JavaScript section was more helpful and the final chapter on accessibility was very good.
Overall a good book...more
The JavaScript section was more helpful and the final chapter on accessibility was very good.
Overall a good book...more
'Adaptive Web Design Patterns' probably would have been a more accurate title for this book. The examples aren't as deep as I'd personally like them, but the philosophies are solid and it's worth reading if only for those.
The book covers a range of different concepts in a clear and easy manner, which makes it a great book for those just getting into thinking about the web (as well as those of us that have been around it for a while).
I usually struggle with books like this (I'm more of a fiction...more
The book covers a range of different concepts in a clear and easy manner, which makes it a great book for those just getting into thinking about the web (as well as those of us that have been around it for a while).
I usually struggle with books like this (I'm more of a fiction...more
Anyone that wants to get started in Web Design (or even people that have been doing it for quite some time) should read this book. The author gives you the best description and walk-though of Progressive Enhancement I have ever come across. You do need to have a basic understanding of HTML, CSS & JavaScript to get the most out of the content. It is written clearly and to the point, I was able to read though this book in one evening.
This is the best single resource I've come across that teaches and applies the concept of progressive enhancement to every aspect of web design. I especially had some lightbulb moments regarding Accessibility and ARIA in web applications. While there seem to be some complaints that the examples are not in depth enough, I felt they were just right. Not too involved that it encumbered reading the book, yet reaching far enough into each topic that you can begin applying them immediately. I wouldn't...more
Great content, and a good read if you are new to progressive enhancement, but there's nothing revolutionary here if you've been keeping up. Ultimately, it's just another book that says, "Our previous design philosophies were misguided; here are our new best practices."
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This is a great book for anyone that is interested in the more technical, but not too technical niche of web design. Aaron does a great job of walking the reader through the technical implementations of an adaptive web design and progressive enhancement. It is short so worth taking a read through then using as a reference for future project work. Great job Aaron!
Excellent. A great summary of the current work of art in front-end web development.
This would be a great book for any novice. Little too much of a history lesson for what I was hoping for.
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Aaron has nearly 15 years experience on the web and, in that time, has cultivated a love of web standards and an in-depth knowledge of website strategy and architecture, interface design, and numerous languages (including XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP). He co-founded Retreats 4 Geeks, an intimate technology training series, and is Group Manager of the Web Standards Project (WaSP) where he has s...more
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