Category: Software Development
Includes techy articles as well as career chat
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Quick intro to testing accessibility
You’ve already heard we should make our work accessible for all our end users (if not, feel free to read my previous post about why!). The next step is learning how to build accessible frontends and testing all our browser-based work. The first is a project a lot bigger than a blog post, go and…
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How to migrate Rails app from Bootstrap to Bulma
Like many other developers, I have a pet project that I use to learn, practice, and experiment in my own time. As my most recent career change has been to move from a Javascript-focussed to a Rails-focussed team, my current pet project is, of course, a Rails app. In this blog post, I will go…
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Why are we so rubbish at accessibility?
As software developers, we pride ouselves on building beautiful, secure products properly. We take care of the details. We keep ourselves and our code up-to-date with the latest versions and news. We patch, review, comment, refactor, and marvel at the sight of dry, clean code and fast response times. So, please tell me, why are…
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WebAIM and RailsWorld talk highlights
The talk recordings of the 2024 WebAIM conference have been published a few days ago and, since I only managed to attend one of the live talks, I was keen to catch up with a couple more in my wishlist. Here are two of those talks plus an extra wildcard from the 2024 Rails World…
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Books I am reading right now
As we all know, technology never stands still. Because of this, those of us working in the sector usually find our own ways to keep up and be learning all the time. It is simply part of the job. If you want to know what that may look like and how to stay motivated, check…
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A personal journey towards digital accessibility
In the working life of many accessibility-aware software professionals there usually is either a personal frustation when facing a digital barrier or, if non-disabled, a moment of clarity when they realise what accessibility is and why it matters. For me, that lightbulb moment was an assistive technology demo by Graham Armfield at WordCamp Edinburgh 2015.…