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Blog au Roux

Great Creole cuisine comes from the blending of cultural influences — French, Spanish, Caribbean and African — to create a truly distinctive and memorable taste. Our varied backgrounds allow us to share our collective expertise. As for Creole cooking, we start with one core piece of advice, “First you make a roux…”

Previous entries by Linda Phan

Why <table> Can Still Be Useful and When It Should Be Used

When left with the daunting task of designing and presenting large amounts of data for a webpage, I sometimes find myself returning to table-based markup for these reasons:

  • Presenting Organization, especially for side by side comparisons (think of a spreadsheet)
  • Quick and Easy to Read Data – Humans are always inclined to find balance and organization in what they see. Why not help everyone along and make things easier?

Progressive Enhancement

What is it and why should we use it?

When building websites, there are two popular approaches to problem-solving: graceful degradation and progressive enhancement. In short, graceful degradation follows the idea that websites will “degrade gracefully” on platforms that do not support newer web enhancements and makes use of the best available web semantics to aide its degradation. Progressive enhancement, on the other hand, begins its approach with very basic information (HTML) and works its way up in user experience by adding layers of complexity to “enhance” the usability of a website. Users who do not have browsers that support these enhancements, however, can still access the website’s information with the compromise of a less unique user experience. As new solutions are introduced to meet the needs and standards of both the users and web developers, progressive enhancement becomes more important to delivering the best websites and results.