I won’t normally boost without alt text, so lemme summarize: four photos of several dozen #phptek attendees enjoying a meal at Portillo’s after the conference. Some are wearing novelty hot dog hats, and all appear to be having a great time. https://phpc.social/@ramsey/112335942159436451
Thanks to an amazing session by @derickr at #phptek, I have now successfully built my first PHP extension. It doesn't do anything ... but the fact that it works, tests pass, and it extends the functionality of the language is a win I'll take.
Not understanding how to start with extensions has held me back from several ideas I've had percolating since ... at least 2018. It feels so good to be productive again :-)
Lesson for potential and current speakers — my talk today didn’t go over as well as I wanted. The audience had different expectations and feedback was helpful. This happens to every speaker at one time or another. #phptek#phptek24
I wanted to talk about approaching tools in general, audience wanted me to run through more interactive examples of NeoVim and PHP. Sometimes you take the L. #phptek#phptek24
For example, substituting comparable navigation modes if the normal ones aren't necessarily accessible, or using multiple modes to differentiate controls (e.g. size or shape in addition to color)
If you have a decorative image, omit alt text and your screen reader will skip it. If you want people to see your image via screen readers, use alt text. - Paulo Fernandes #a11y#phptek