2. Sustainable Detection
Given the diverse nature of browsers today, the ability to detect browser features and constraints is vital to delivering an appropriate user experience. We have many ways to approach this detection, some more responsible than others.
Device Detection: The Evolution of a Stopgap
Among topics of great debate in web development, perhaps the most contentious is the practice of device detection. Its mere mention in a gathering of peers gets my stomach tingling in anticipation of the fiery opinions that await. In truth, a little device detection is sometimes necessary in a complex cross-device codebase, but with each site I build, I find fewer reasons to use it.
This is a good thing, as any approach that includes device-specific ...
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