This is a terrific and nuanced talk that packs a lot into less than twenty minutes.
I heartily concur with Rich’s assessment that most websites aren’t apps or documents but something in between. It’s a continuum. And I really like Rich’s proposed approach: transitional web apps.
(The secret sauce in transitional web apps is progressive enhancement.)
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Transitional Apps, with @Rich_Harris. The secret sauce to a great user experience that is fast, resiliant and widely compatible with crawlers and preview cards is an old friend: progressive enhancement. – via @adactio adactio.com/links/18514