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2019
RT @scottjehl: Just ran into another one of those Wizard of Oz websites: all and no . All it takes is one little JavaScript error to get between users and the content they seek.original ↗
26 Jun 2019
RT @i_like_robots: Most programming is really the process of realising things are more complicated than you initially thought.original ↗
20 Jun 2019
RT @dennisl: Keep it simple. “ARIA, CSS and JavaScript are great for enhancing what we already get with semantic HTML” https://t.co/5dUDo7XnjT #webdev #html #JavaScript #tipsoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2019
RT @peterjlambert: I got ranty about HTML, and how important it is for Frontend Engineers to understand that HTML is the product of their efforts and they should really concentrate on doing it properly. https://t.co/p6BFmIH4rS #webdev #htmloriginal ↗
15 Jun 2019
RT @slightlylate: @DasSurma The takeaway here is that you literally can’t afford desktop or iphone levels of JS if you’re trying to make good web experiences for anyone but the world’s richest users, and that likely means re-evaluating your toolchain.original ↗
15 Jun 2019
RT @hdv: ‘I like to call it JengaScript, because when you make one small mistake, everything stops working, unlike CSS, which is resilient’ – @heydonworks #CSSDay https://t.co/X0GBUOEzBSoriginal ↗
14 Jun 2019
RT @AnnieTheObscure: today’s exercise: make your decisions, right now, how you can protect the data you handle in the face of abuse. Install your column 11 flag now. https://t.co/P9kjXTN9Q4original ↗
12 Jun 2019
RT @katiehempenius: Preliminary findings… On the median site, 54% of JavaScript is unused. This is very slow to compute, so this is from the data I have so far (the Alexa “Top 3567”), while I’m still waiting on the Top 10K to finish. However, I don’t expect the results will change much. https://t.co/chrQv2YyRnoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2019
RT @csswizardry: ? My very high-level performance checklist: 0. RUM and Analytics 1. Infrastructure 2. The Network 3. Assets and Payloads 4. Runtime 5. Monitoring and Budgetingoriginal ↗
12 Jun 2019
RT @Psythor: Guess it is time to change your face to a new, harder to guess face. https://t.co/yoE4E1RBH2original ↗
11 Jun 2019
RT @codepo8: “Things I was wrong about when I started programming” by @Jack_Franklin Less code is not better Work smarter, not harder Some technical debt is OK Bad code isn’t developer’s fault Working is better than perfect Software development is about tradeoffs https://t.co/Rh6fHpbb8Roriginal ↗
10 Jun 2019
RT @webaxe: Pro tip: making web UI accessible is NOT about hiding/showing content for screen readers. It’s about making an interface for *all* users. #a11y #accessibility #webdesign #webdev #inclusiveDesignoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2019
RT @BrianRPhillips: Last day of school my 5 y/o nephew was told to draw something scary, so here’s what he drew: https://t.co/3JqaVAdR52original ↗
8 Jun 2019
RT @benotist: Our topic pages use AI ? to classify and collect your presentations and videos in ways that fascinate and amaze us every day. Take a look at this collection of presentations all on the subject of ethics. https://t.co/I31ljVVqDloriginal ↗
6 Jun 2019
RT @kateconger: Alan Turing never had an obituary in the New York Times. Until now. https://t.co/O4wZH2IWKGoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2019
I have Opinions about the current myopic JavaScript obsession, and as usual Alex deftly widens the vision. https://t.co/g8f9UUJ5rforiginal ↗
4 Jun 2019
RT @mor10: #Ethics is not a trendy label to be redefined and rediscovered by the tech industry; it’s a centuries old practice of solid frameworks we can use today to make tech and the web a better place. My talk from @smashingconf last year: https://t.co/CLa35iLdmh #techethics #designethicsoriginal ↗
2 Jun 2019
RT @SwiftOnSecurity: If you load someone else’s JavaScript on your website, it’s not your website anymore.original ↗
1 Jun 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: Our letter to the ICO and briefing are ?. If you have any questions on how the sixteen requirements x 5 age bands would impact your work, feel free to ask – we scrutinised the 122 page consultation so you don’t have to. https://t.co/1NYiLn6CaWoriginal ↗
31 May 2019
30 May 2019
RT @googlewmc: ? Mobile-first indexing will be enabled by default for all new, previously unknown to Google Search, websites starting July 1, 2019 — thank you for making websites that work well on mobile from the start! ? https://t.co/7FXf67A84f https://t.co/5eYIGjOwdBoriginal ↗
28 May 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: I have a 12 year old who sits on her phone all day. It’s kind of scary. ICO’s draft age appropriate design code, ostensibly designed to keep her safe, terrifies me far more than her phone. The consultation closes in three days. You need to respond to it. https://t.co/6jIbrn43m0original ↗
28 May 2019
RT @SwiftOnSecurity: We made computers 100 times faster and made the web 200 times slower.original ↗
27 May 2019
RT @bamadesigner: Your #Accessibility homework for this weekend: Increase the font size in your browser and look at your web site. Do you have elements with fixed width and/or height that now cut off text? Some users need to increase font size. Make sure they can still consume your content.original ↗
25 May 2019
RT @RobynVinter: Hello, I written a little thing about our financial struggles as an independent publisher, where our money comes from and what we spend it on https://t.co/WiopO4ecRForiginal ↗
24 May 2019
RT @decadecity: TL;DR: The MAC address of your devices’ wifi is being used to track you, and it’s not just TFL – there’s more of this around than you might think. If this bothers you then turn off wifi when you’re not actively using it. https://t.co/5t7LAAcsidoriginal ↗
23 May 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: Speaking of which, I’m looking to take on more consultancy work, particularly on UK domestic tech policy (age verification / online harms / regulation) and the Brexit transition out of the Digital Single Market. I am, it has to be said, rather good at it. https://t.co/N9gKKQwcePoriginal ↗
23 May 2019
RT @brucel: If you are a JS developer who writes front-end code, learn the semantics of HTML. There are 120-ish elements. Most 2 year olds know 100 words; by 2½ they know 300 words. Have an HTML vocabulary greater than a toddlers’. You can do it.original ↗
23 May 2019
RT @codepo8: Very enjoyable talk by @brucel on how accessibility is not something to add, but something we forget about because of convenience in development and how this has a terrible impact on every user – regardless of ability. https://t.co/tLw3vMwtEZoriginal ↗
20 May 2019
RT @iandevlin: We were able to shift from desktop first design to mobile first design, I am sure we can also move to accessibility first design #a11yoriginal ↗
19 May 2019
RT @Cennydd: It’ll soon be straightforward for authorities & tech giants to plug facial recognition software into supposedly innocent videos like that sushi belt camera, and get a name, age, gender of everyone in shot. Anything you record may be used as evidence, regardless of consent.original ↗
19 May 2019
RT @slightlylate: This, by @ow, is going to be my response the next time someone tries to DX-splain me: https://t.co/JtCp60e6Zyoriginal ↗
18 May 2019
#web people of the UK. Everyone else has got an industry body, so why not join ours? @_web_matters_ https://t.co/ZbHZfBCTmEoriginal ↗
15 May 2019
RT @HenrikJoreteg: At this point every mobile/online banking should probably just be a PWA. You can still wrap it up for app store distribution too, just to tick that checkbox. But why on Earth would you have more than one codebase? Do you like spending 3x more than necessary on development?original ↗
15 May 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: Professionalism. We lack the conception that our field should require a broad body of knowledge, skills, and obligations, and that this field does not exist solely to provide the individuals working in it with a means for self-actualisation. https://t.co/jps7o8QbAjoriginal ↗
14 May 2019
RT @gregwhitworth: Hey folks, if you’re interested in helping Microsoft Edge improve the built-in controls & components within the platform; take this short survey. Based on the results I’ll probably create a survey to dig into these sub-topics further. Please RT: https://t.co/1tJEAG4AO4original ↗
14 May 2019
RT @shanselman: @GomoMohapi @Microsoft BLOG: Systems Thinking as important as ever for new coders https://t.co/3K5wYEoIkvoriginal ↗
13 May 2019
RT @AlecStapp: Since GDPR went into effect: ? 206,326 total cases ? 94,622 complaints ? 64,684 data breach notifications ? 47,020 other ?? 47% ongoing ? 52% closed ???? 1% appealed ? €55,955,871 fines imposed Full report from the European Data Protection Board https://t.co/qDQthGbKU6 https://t.co/CoBG0cJkujoriginal ↗
13 May 2019
RT @shaunrashid: @phillipwills @jkronika The industry is losing out on a ton of great talent and skill by weighting so heavily on JavaScript. It raises the barrier to entry because so many companies have jumped on the framework bandwagon and limited their search to the pool of (great) Javascript devs.original ↗
11 May 2019
RT @csswizardry: ‘Is my site slow for you?’ ‘No, it loads in under a minute.’ The first two Ws stand for World Wide. This was a stark reminder. https://t.co/dnt35Q8LVkoriginal ↗
8 May 2019
RT @razvancaliman: A double-edged sword. I agree that Google indexing with the latest Chrome is great for devs. But it also creates the excuse for laziness. Having to consider backwards compat and disabled JS for the sake of SEO was a big carrot to dangle in front of dev/business. That’s going away https://t.co/pvxkOrfCDGoriginal ↗
8 May 2019
If California has Silicon Valley, and London has Silicon Roundabout, what does #Leeds have? Silicon Ginnel? Silicon Snicket? @hey_stac @csswizardryoriginal ↗
4 May 2019
Thanks to a wet outfield calling off cricket training, I got to spend a couple of hours chatting with the lovely @philhawksworth after a stonking #AllDayHey. Roll on next year.original ↗
3 May 2019
RT @Beth_AskHer: @mrwiblog @ohhelloana @MeccaBingo I mean, seriously, who the hell designed this system?? https://t.co/saaBF6ptJYoriginal ↗
3 May 2019
Also fantastic to hear from international performance guru @tkadlec preaching the good stufforiginal ↗
3 May 2019
What a day. Thanks to @csswizardry and @joshnesbitt and all the @hey_stac team for putting on an amazing #AllDayHey. Mind === blown.original ↗
3 May 2019
I’m here at the performance church listening to a rousing sermon from Bishop @tkadlec #Preach #WebPerformance #ProgressiveEnhancementoriginal ↗
3 May 2019
Final lightning talk by @ohhelloana – a timely encouragement to blog as yourself. It doesn’t have to be tech related!original ↗
3 May 2019
And a great, quick overview to font rendering strategies by Jeremias Menichelli. Good to be reminded of this stuff.original ↗
3 May 2019
What a fantastic, inspiring talk about using agile/scrum to help manage ADHD by @Salstar24original ↗
3 May 2019
Wow. After a morning of incredible talks at #AllDayHey I’m having to lie down in a darkened room. What a fantastic event, well done @hey_stac @csswizardry @joshnesbittoriginal ↗
3 May 2019
Doing my usual commute into #Leeds, but not going to work. Instead I’ll be filling my brain with fantastic content at #AllDayHey @hey_stacoriginal ↗
3 May 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: Um. I just watched @rowlsmanthorpe piece on this and I had to rewind it to make sure I heard it right. MH said “the crucial thing is having an independent body, @samaritans, being able to be the arbiter of what is damaging content that needs to be taken down, so that all theoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2019
RT @DrRhys: Shneiderman proposes an NASB, a National Algorithm Safety Board, as a way to see a brighter future which will allow the use of these broader technologies. If backed by insurers, it could have a very positive effect #JCML2019original ↗
29 Apr 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: How developers influenced future software policy: wonderful blog by @Github on how its policy team lobbied for protections for open source software developers in the EU Copyright Directive. Showing up to the table works. https://t.co/i01xFTjhXCoriginal ↗
29 Apr 2019
Very special church service this morning, as representatives of the Muslim community joined us in solidarity after the awful events in Sri Lanka. #MoreInCommon https://t.co/9oQCKFjVlmoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: Our profession is about to be regulated up to its eyeballs, and some days, we frankly deserve it. https://t.co/HfYU0bA7QKoriginal ↗
27 Apr 2019
RT @brucel: SURPRISE! Structured data and semantic markup help SEO. Now with BIZ NUMBERS from Google. https://t.co/WsZr49GYJY I use html5 microdata + https://t.co/kfpT5MsWej vocabularies; blog post doesn’t explain why it recommends JSON-LD (which i think is more susceptible to meta rot) https://t.co/qYSeguoKG9original ↗
26 Apr 2019
RT @ItsladyKadie: “When you start learning to code, just like when you start learning anything else, you will have a low skill level. This is normal. It doesn’t mean that you’re not a real software developer.” One of the best articles I’ve read. Ever. #CodeNewbie https://t.co/Qmm7CpRyZcoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2019
RT @DrRhys: Blur’s Parklife was the first album I bought online, from a particularly entrepreneurial record shop. In the pre-PayPal days, I sent them a cheque and allowed it to cross in the post with the CD: an act of trust that seems, now, like a cheese dream. https://t.co/YcnCy8uuggoriginal ↗
25 Apr 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: Right folks, let’s try this again. I’ll be giving a live webinar on designing and developing for privacy on 14 May. Reserve your spot here. https://t.co/z8KVbPmi0Xoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2019
RT @CommitStrip: It’s better with Javascript https://t.co/BTpbVTXskc https://t.co/WXmlLcC3smoriginal ↗
24 Apr 2019
RT @spdustin: I know a lot of media personalities, Twitter “influencers”, or whatever have shared their treatment of the Mueller Report today. I’m a big ol’ nerd, so here’s what I’m doing with all this delicious, delicious data. Yes, it’s a thread. Because I’m doing something different. 1/23original ↗
21 Apr 2019
RT @tkadlec: “For government, https://t.co/IYIpp2S2Gd is often the only place a user can get information. If the website were to perform badly, we become a single point of failure.” Great rundown of why performance is so important to https://t.co/IYIpp2S2Gd https://t.co/PKPr86jkR3original ↗
20 Apr 2019
RT @webaxe: #webdev #ARIA “If you can use a native HTML element or attribute with the semantics and behavior you require already built in, instead of re-purposing an element and adding an ARIA role, state or property to make it accessible, then do so.” https://t.co/6PCk3yxypPoriginal ↗
20 Apr 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: I absolutely love what I do. I just wish someone paid me to do it. #hireheather #povertysucksoriginal ↗
19 Apr 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: For our @MozOpenLeaders Mozilla Global Sprint project, the open source CMS privacy teams will be working together to standardise data portability export and import file formats across our projects. Open standards, open formats, open web. Simples.original ↗
18 Apr 2019
RT @codepo8: AI And BS https://t.co/nUbhz47N0v Questioning the hype about it and comparing it with the hype about web and ads 20 years ago. Fittingly, hosted on Blogger.original ↗
18 Apr 2019
RT @TEDTalks: “My question to you is, is this what you want? Is this how you want history to remember you? As the handmaidens to authoritarianism?” Watch as @carolecadwalla calls out the “gods of Silicon Valley” for being on the wrong side of history: https://t.co/SrTKzCbPSV #TED2019 https://t.co/ETaXSdgWUqoriginal ↗
17 Apr 2019
RT @malchata: Web development is hard to do well. If I get cranky about how what we put in production impacts people, it’s not because I subscribe to the “old guard” or “new guard”. It’s because I want to solve problems in resilient, fault-tolerant ways.original ↗
14 Apr 2019
Jeremy, once again, explains what’s in my head better than I ever could. https://t.co/AbtmQj9vdGoriginal ↗
10 Apr 2019
RT @brucel: From “a field guide to the future of work” https://t.co/DaZ9vRZAJL https://t.co/369qOfxeVkoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: All-out cross-party onslaught now against online anonymity, “if you’ve got nothing to hide you’ve got nothing to fear.” That means you if you’re LGBT youth, you’re in an abusive relationship, you’ve been trafficked, you’re being controlled…original ↗
9 Apr 2019
RT @WebDevLaw: You also need to look at the noise around the white paper through the perspective of it being a *moral* digital strategy, not an *economic* one. The economic and legal basis for your work – which you are losing in four days – has no replacement. https://t.co/21uNgjBx21original ↗
8 Apr 2019
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present one of the most influential people in modern software development: (don’t worry Miguel!) https://t.co/IpcjKMLeDBoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2019
RT @slightlylate: Everything about this is gutting to me because industry trends are premised on the lie that we can afford as much JS as we’re sending today. We simply can’t, and the folks who can get us out of this mess feel adrift rather than empowered? Ugh: https://t.co/lp2NvT5oeAoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2019
This is Open Source at its finest: bringing people together for the commin good. https://t.co/VDyjuRyseyoriginal ↗
6 Apr 2019
RT @garrettdimon: The most frustrating/confusing thing about our industry’s collective failure to make web accessibility a priority is that it leads to a genuinely better experience for everyone on every device and in every context. Literally everybody wins.original ↗
6 Apr 2019
RT @1mikeowen: We have published a HTML version of our very popular Dos and Dont’s accessibility posters. https://t.co/zmgeHqURzF A bunch of people across our team have worked on these posters and now the HTML version so thank you all @HODigital #GovDesign #a11yoriginal ↗
5 Apr 2019
RT @iandevlin: Fancy browser developer tools are great and all, but border: 1px solid red; has helped me figure things out more often than I can remember.original ↗
4 Apr 2019
RT @mor10: The collapse of modern society at the hands of profit from interactions and impressions. I have said so much about this in the past it feels redundant to repeat, yet I feel like I have to. This is why the tech industry needs #ethics at every level. https://t.co/eYHFKQ4agvoriginal ↗
3 Apr 2019
Imagine: “we’ll be in Parliament to talk about social mobility in tech, access to software development lessons, and what young techies need to get their careers going.” #IfOnly @_web_matters_ https://t.co/9X3g8HlC1Ooriginal ↗
1 Apr 2019
New blog post touching on #WebPerformance, #a11y, #JavaScript and #ProgressiveEnhancement: https://t.co/w5epPVjUTaoriginal ↗
1 Apr 2019
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1 Apr 2019
RT @dylanbeattie: Going to a conference? Yes! Introduce yourself. Say hello. Chat to people. They’re lovely. Really! And if you’re already chatting in a group, make your group approachable using @ericholscher’s Pac-Man Rule. Here’s how it works. Have fun! https://t.co/QklklD43Meoriginal ↗
31 Mar 2019