How deeply does Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition cover cross-browser development concern?

Names five concerns and gives prioritization and graceful-degradation guidance, while deferring detailed treatment of each concern.

Cross-browser development concern

As explained in Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja, Second Edition

An issue that affects code across browsers, such as implementation bugs, regressions, interference, or absent features.

Reusable JavaScript faces five recurring concerns: browser bugs, browser bug fixes, external code, browser regressions, and missing browser features. Weigh the effort spent on each against its likely benefit for your audience and constraints. section 14.2

Keep compatibility work practical:

Prioritize popular browsers used by your intended audience. section 14.2
For less popular browsers, degrade gracefully; an unsupported API should not throw an exception that prevents the rest of the code from running. section 14.2

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Related concepts

browser bugpart of · An incorrect behavior in a browser's implementation of a web API or specification that deviates from the expected standard behavior.
external codepart of · External code is software developed and maintained outside a project or component that incorporates or executes it.
regressionpart of · A regression is an unintended deterioration in a system’s behavior, performance, or capabilities relative to a prior or expected level, often following a change.

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