Progressive Enhancement
- August 18, 2010 · 7:00 PM
This meetup will be a presentation and introduction to a technique called Progressive Enhancement. If you are web developer and have not already heard about this, well - you really should attend and find out more. Progressive enhancement is an approach to web development that aims to deliver the best possible experience to the widest possible audience - whether your users are viewing your sites on an iPhone, a high-end desktop system, a Kindle, or hearing them on a screen-reader, their experience should be as fully featured and functional as possible. This meetup would demonstrate the principals of Progressive Enhancement. We will show you live practical examples, and show you how to apply it your projects. Some emphasis on jQuery will be discussed and demonstrated in the examples. This meeting will be presented by my good friends Todd Parker and Scott Jehl from the Filament Group. They are a Boston based web design firm specializing in designing interfaces for Web, Mobile, and touchscreen Kiosks. I've worked with them in the past and they are an amazing design and development team. They are also part of the development team for jQuery & jQuery UI. They are also the creators of the very popular UI theme generator for jQuery UI called Themeroller. They just published a book on Progressive Enhancement and will be giving away a few copies to attendees. Learn more here: http://filamentgroup....
Agenda: 6:30 - 7:00 : Doors open, socializing 7:00 - 7:15 : Announcements 7:15 - 8:45 : Presentation 8:45 - 9:00 : Questions 9:00 - ???? : Beers somewhere?
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Andrew Drane
Really sharp presentation. I learned that theres is quite a lot more to PE than I had known! Thanks for coming out
August 19, 2010
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Alexandre Bertails
The speakers were really good, both on the subject and on the talk itself.
August 19, 2010
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Joe Baz
Todd/Scott, great job again. I gave PE some air time on our blog b/c I think it is a topic that more people need to know about: http://bit.ly/b9FrcL
August 19, 2010
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Jim Sickorez
Great job Guys!! It's the best meetup I've attended showing the practical applications and how to use the code...
August 19, 2010
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Rick Heller
Good, but the presentation would have benefitted by having an overview of what was to come, instead of leading to many questions that anticipated the next step
August 19, 2010
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Christine Daniloff
Thanks, Todd and Scott. That was a well-done presentation - one of the best I've attended.
August 19, 2010
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Dr. David K. Patterson
An excellent presentation on Progressive Enhancement that shows how it can be done by using a systematic approach. It is refreshing to see that there are some developers who believe in creating applications that can be used by everyone no matter where they are or what device they are using. Thanks for your deep committment to accessibility and the standardization brought about by ARIA and other related assistive technologies.
August 19, 2010
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Joe Baz
Fantastic talk on PE. Todd & Scott, your high level review and supporting examples were relevant and meaningful. Thank you!
August 19, 2010
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Holden S
Todd and Scott are not just subject experts, but guys who are soberly committed to solving a major developer problem/time-sink. Thank you for your work and I'm going to checkout EnhanceJS.
August 19, 2010
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Mike Williams
It was a good presentation, a nice mix of design philosophy and implementation details.
August 19, 2010
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Todd Parker
Thanks all, we had a great time. More info on the book is here: www.filamentgroup.com/dwpe
August 19, 2010
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Nan Harbison
We should have a link to Amazon to purchase this book, so our MeetUp can make a little money on the sale!
August 19, 2010
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Mark Moline
One of the best meetups in recent memory. Great topic. Nice, well-polished presentation. I'm already implementing some of what I learned last night.
August 19, 2010
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bob lodi
Great presentation. There is way more to PE than dealing with old browsers! I learned a lot and can't wait to put it into practice. Thanks, Filament Group!
August 19, 2010
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Fletcher
Todd & Scott were great presenters - I learned a lot and have some solid takeaways.
August 19, 2010
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Scott Jehl
Thanks for having us Boston PHP. We enjoyed the opportunity to present to your group last night and we really appreciate all this great feedback!
August 19, 2010
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Marlin May
This meetup was first rate and of the quality I expect from Boston PHP. Todd Parker and Scott Jehl gave an excellent overview of Progressive Enhancement in terms of justification, philosophy, general methodology, specific methods, tips / tricks and specific tools. Overall excellent!
August 19, 2010
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Brandon Constant
Todd and Scott made a compelling case for PE and showed the best path to implementation using a layered approach. This was my first meetup with Boston PHP and I left feeling energized and inspired. I can't wait to start building with EnhanceJS.
August 19, 2010
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Jason LeVan
Great presentation by Todd and Scott and a great community. This was my first BostonPHP meetup I've attended and I was very impressed. Can't wait for the jQuery Mobile presentation in Feb
August 19, 2010
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Szu
Professional & informative presentation. Great job! Can't wait to attend the jQuery app for mobile session. Thanks to Todd & Scot and all the organizers.
August 19, 2010
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Matt Murphy
This was a great presentation. It was well prepared, entertaining and educational. Many thanks to Todd and Scott who really know their stuff. They did a nice job explaining the topic and, importantly, why we should all care more about it.
August 19, 2010
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K. Adam White
I enjoyed the talk... it will influence how I build sites in the future, I think
August 19, 2010
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Nan Harbison
Todd and Scott were fabulous speakers. They certainly know their stuff at a very deep level but can bring it down to our mere mortal level of understanding!
I am going to buy their book. I am working on a new site right now and I realize I am going about it the right way, I get all the content into the pages and then add styles and JS. Thank you Todd and Scott, for sharing your knowledge!August 19, 2010
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Scott Mattocks
The Filament Group's part was excellent. While I understand the desire to set the stage correctly for the presenters, I felt the intro Smarty template app was a bit unnecessary and stole some of the thunder from the main presenters.
August 19, 2010
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ashish kakran
Great presentation. Had no prior experience with Progressive Enhancement but am going to try it out now.
August 19, 2010
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A former member
Fantastic meetup! Filament knows what they're up to. Can't wait for their February talk. Also, make sure to play with enhance.js. Very smart.
August 19, 2010
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John Ediger
I learned quite a few things at this meetup. My next programming project will definitely include the principles discussed last night.
August 19, 2010
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Amy Grogan
I think this meetup was excellent. Todd and Scott both did a great job with the presentation and found it very informative. After the meetup I went on amazon.com right away and purchased the book for my Kindle. Topics on accessibility for sites I never really considered, now I am rethinking.
August 19, 2010
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Michael Bourque
Todd Parker and Scott Jehl gave a very convincing argument for why you should move towards progressive enhancement techniques in web development. The room was packed, and there were excellent questions from the audience. Overall there was a lot of engagement. Afterwards, we had free pizza and food. Roughly 20 of us headed to the bar afterwards.
This was an excellent presentation. I want to thank Todd and Scott for taking the time to present to us at Boston PHP.
August 19, 2010
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Melissa
This presentation was excellent. Todd and Scott did a phenomenal job. Thank you.
August 18, 2010
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Chris Sanders
I am excited about this. I will try to have the book read by the time of the meetup.
July 14, 2010
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A former member
yes I agree.
May 27, 2010
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Michael Bourque
I am excited to have this scheduled. If you are web developer and have not already heard about Progressive Enhancement, well - you really should attend and find out more.
May 27, 2010
120 attended
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Andrew Drane
Volunteer, Friend of Boston PHP
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Alexandre Bertails
Friend of Boston PHP
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Jim Sickorez
Friend of Boston PHP
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Rick Heller
Long time member
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Joe Baz
Friend of Boston PHP
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Mark Moline
Long time member, Friend of Boston PHP
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Marlin May
Friend of Boston PHP
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Matt Murphy
Organizer
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K. Adam White
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Nan Harbison
Longtime member
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ashish kakran
Guest Speaker
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Amy Grogan
Friend of BostonPHP
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Melissa
Friend of Boston PHP
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Ivo
Friend of Boston PHP
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Peter Farrow
Friend of Boston PHP
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Ernest Breau +1
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