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Re: Scalable or Responsive and why

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From: Aditya
Date: Oct 8, 2020 4:20PM

Glen,

The term "scalable" is in reference to the html (like Max-scale and initial-scale).

The scalability you are referring to infrastructure related.



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> On Oct 8, 2020, at 3:46 PM, glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> That just sounds like responsive and non-responsive.
>
> Scalable is usually used in terms of volume. If you have a web app that
> can handle a handful of users but crashes when more people connect, it's
> not scalable.
>
> So I think Patrick's clarifying question was trying to understand how
> "scalable" ties in with accessibility with the original question. An app
> being scalable vs responsive is not really the correct comparison since
> they're separate things.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 2:36 PM Aditya via WebAIM-Forum <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> Scalable, as I understand it, does not rearrange content. The relative
>> positions are maintained. Or you can say that the content goes out of
>> bounds of screen and users have to scroll to get content.
>>
>> Responsive reacts to the view port and rearranges itself.
>>
>> There might be a technical definition somewhere but that what I have
>> observed.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Oct 8, 2020, at 2:34 PM, Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> What exactly is a "scalable" site rather than a responsive one?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Patrick H. Lauke
>>>
>>
> > > >