▲ 1533 ▼ graceful degradation: the opposite of planned obsolescence (slrpnk.net) submitted 2 years ago by stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net to c/technology@slrpnk.net 89 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] pm_your_fav_recipe@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago* It hits slightly different though. For example graceful degradation could be considered when a device can have different components fail but the rest still work. Progressive enhancement can be considered to be a device with basic functionality with optional add-ons. It's basically about the base getting less functional, versus the baseline being upgraded. From a certain point of view they are the same thing but realistically they're not. If I have a device with an optional add-on and I don't actually have that add-on installed, I wouldn't say the device is "degraded", even though technologically it probably doesn't make much difference. permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago As opposed to progressive enhancement as the product ages (features added with firmware updates etc.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 6 points 2 years ago* It hits slightly different though. For example graceful degradation could be considered when a device can have different components fail but the rest still work. Progressive enhancement can be considered to be a device with basic functionality with optional add-ons. It's basically about the base getting less functional, versus the baseline being upgraded. From a certain point of view they are the same thing but realistically they're not. If I have a device with an optional add-on and I don't actually have that add-on installed, I wouldn't say the device is "degraded", even though technologically it probably doesn't make much difference. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago As opposed to progressive enhancement as the product ages (features added with firmware updates etc.) permalink fedilink source parent