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Published inNov 2023
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Andre Landgraf
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Andre is a full stack developer from Germany. He graduated with an MS in Information Systems from the Technical University of Munich and was also awarded an MS in Computer Science from Sofia University in Palo Alto. Andre currently lives in Cupertino, California, and he works as a Software Engineer at LinkedIn. Andre loves learning, writing, and speaking about all things web. In his free time, he tutors aspiring developers and builds for the web.
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Understanding progressive enhancement

In this section, we will learn more about the motivation behind progressive enhancement and introduce best practices for working with progressive enhancement in mind.

Progressive enhancement is a design philosophy that aims to create a baseline user experience for users on older devices and browsers. Building with progressive enhancement in mind is like designing mobile first; you start with a minimal UI for small screens and progress from there.

A less frequently used term is graceful degradation. Graceful degradation describes a similar idea: striving for the best experience possible while supporting older browsers and devices. Progressive enhancement works upward, while graceful degradation works downward.

Progressive enhancement in Remix

Remix allows us to build highly dynamic user experiences by utilizing web standards. Remix, by default, works without JavaScript. When working with progressive enhancement in mind, we can enhance...

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Andre Landgraf

Andre is a full stack developer from Germany. He graduated with an MS in Information Systems from the Technical University of Munich and was also awarded an MS in Computer Science from Sofia University in Palo Alto. Andre currently lives in Cupertino, California, and he works as a Software Engineer at LinkedIn. Andre loves learning, writing, and speaking about all things web. In his free time, he tutors aspiring developers and builds for the web.
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