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Let’s not forget about graceful degradation

Tuesday | December 4, 2007 | 10:59 am  

Far be it from me to be a nattering nabob of negativity, but in all the Web 2.0 euphoria (I hate that name, BTW), let’s not forget about graceful degradation.

Let’s examine the discussion between Web 2.0 and Web 1.0 in regards to errors like this: Browser not supported

Web 1.0: What is this?

Web 1.0: Where did you get this?

Web 1.0: Where did you learn about this kind of thing?

Web 2.0: [Filled with teen angst] I learned it by watching you!

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