Chapter . Before You Begin

This book is for designers, developers, owners, and managers who want their sites to cost less, work better, and reach more people—not only in today’s browsers, screen readers, and wireless devices, but in tomorrow’s, next year’s, and beyond.

Most of us have gone a few rounds with the obsolescence that seems to be an inescapable part of the web’s rapid technological advancement. Every time an improved browser version or new internet device comes onto the scene, it seems to break the site we just finished producing (or paying for).

We build only to rebuild. Too often, we rebuild not to add visitor-requested features or increase usability, but merely to keep up with browsers and devices that seem determined to stay one budget-busting ...

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