Nonetheless, the fact that it works in browsers as old as IE6 (haven't tried any... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		userbinator on Jan 28, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The unreasonable effectiveness of simple HTML Nonetheless, the fact that it works in browsers as old as IE6 (haven't tried anything before that) is living proof of the fact that dogmatic "best practices" cargo-culting is, practically speaking, of zero or even negative value.

greggturkington on Jan 28, 2021 [–]

That idea is progressive enhancement, is a best practice, and has been around for two decades

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact