Mobile First

Introduction

This book is really just a small, simple idea. But like many other simple ideas before it, this idea has deep and far-reaching implications. It changes how we define the personal computer and how we use the web. While that’s a very big deal, it can be boiled down to how we get started.

Mobile first

For years, most web teams have designed products and information for desktop and laptop computers. For these teams, mobile was an afterthought if even a thought at all. Sadly, this approach actually made sense in many parts of the world for quite a while. Browsing the web on mobile phones was painful; carriers controlled access to the web on their devices; and mobile network speeds often made everything grind to a halt. Very few people ...