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The Accessibility Problem Isn't Design. It's Engineering. | gbbns.co Accessibility failures aren't design oversights — they're engineering failures. The full-stack hiring trend, AI-generated code with no context, and a compliance-first mentality have combined to create...

"[The industry] stripped out front-end specialists in favour of cheaper generalists, told itself that full-stack was the future, and is now surprised that the front-end is broken."

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Conferences and Connections Being part of the web community was pivotal in my career as a web developer. It's a special experience—being in a room and in face-to-face discussion with other web nerds.

Quite happy with my new blog post entitled "Conferences and Connections"! 🚀

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#Community #WebDevelopment #SupportEachOther

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Hi Bsky!

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My new fave phrase is "action absorbs anxiety". How have I never heard that one before?! It's so simple and beautiful. No more procrastinating your side project idea — your action will absorb your anxiety! Let's gooo!

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I chatted this week with a designer who also codes a bit. His company has mandated use of cursor, even reprimanding those who don't use it enough. Sounds grim to me.

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After being inspired by a book called "A Job To Love", I added some psychology writing into my book on switching careers to web dev. I have to say, this book writing thing is really fun.

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A11y friends, can you please advise what WAI-ARIA pattern most closely matches the following?

A group of 3 buttons that act as information filters. Only one can be active at a time. They are not part of a form. Using JavaScript, they show or hide information based on the value of a data-attribute.

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I wanted to check out the LinkedIn profile of someone new at work, saw how many people I know still post there, and decided to post about my book.

Result — I am going to be on a podcast talking about the book 😂

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Colourful cover for a book named the art of drag

Colourful cover for a book named the art of drag

Happy to have my copy!

10 months ago 1 0 0 0
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I am now syndicating posts to Bluesky from my personal site. These words were written in a code editor.

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I can take two weeks off of work (a Bildungsurlaub) to learn anything I want. I'm thinking UI/UX design. If anyone can recommend an online course they or someone they know loved, I'd appreciate it! 🕵🏻‍♀️

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Please recommend courses or other resources for how to effectively debug JavaScript!

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Beep boop

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Unpopular opinion: JavaScript isn't all that complicated. It's just... logical, innit?

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412 tabs to reach the content 😅

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Hello world.

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