Category Archives: web a11y

Is the web getting less webby and will serverless make it worse?

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Steve

[Title inspired by a quote from Scott Hanselman on Serverless with Azure Functions ‘It’s as close to “cloudy” as The Cloud can get’] There’s some big changes happening in web land that are fuelled by rapid app framework developments and … Continue reading →

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What programming experience should a good programmer have?

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Steve

I was recently asked Which languages [and tools] do you consider a competent/experienced and useful programmer would have ability to programme in these days. Especially for personal computers, tablets and/or smart phones. That’s an interesting question and I gave it … Continue reading →

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BBC publish draft mobile accessibility guidelines to address developer ‘assumptions’

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Steve

Whilst guidelines for web accessibility have been in existence for several years and are slowly evolving, until now there has been a lack of best practices targeted specifically at the additional complications of mobile accessibility (web or native). This is … Continue reading →

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