Designing with HTML/CSS first, enhancing with JS?

Difficulty: 5/10

progressive enhancement, semantic markup, accessibility

Progressive Enhancement Approach

Progressive Enhancement is the design principle of starting with a solid foundation of HTML for content and semantics, adding CSS for styling, and then layering JavaScript to enhance interactivity. This ensures that the core experience works everywhere, while richer experiences are available for capable browsers.

Steps in Progressive Enhancement

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Start with clean HTML: Ensure all essential content and functionality (like forms, links, and buttons) work without JavaScript.
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Add CSS for presentation: Use CSS to improve readability, layout, and visual hierarchy, without breaking the underlying HTML structure.
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Designing with HTML/CSS first, enhancing with JS?

Progressive Enhancement Approach

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