Chapter 4. Challenges in Web Design

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“I like the challenge of trying different things and wondering whether it’s going to work or whether I’m going to fall flat on my face.”

—Johnny Depp

Developing a new version of a browser once took a year; now, browser companies update their products every couple of months. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the web standards body, frequently updates its recommendations on how browsers should work. Users are no longer chained to the desktop; they can access the Web on their smartphones, game consoles, kiosks, and so on. The websites we build need to adapt to meet the challenges of these different browsers ...

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