How retro kick ass is that? Flash is resurrected sans the neglected, proprietary, security ridden, plugin bs of Adobe; thanks to Rust, and modern day sandboxed WebAssembly. No plugin required; small, compact, compatible engine, that unlocks decades of lost SWF content in all its vector visuals, MP3 stereo, and ActionScript-y glory. https://github.com/ruffle-rs/ruffle#flash#adobe#webdev#javascript#rust#retrogaming
I'm severely colourblind - my eyes can hardly detect red light at all.
So, working in web development, picking colour schemes is hard.
There are tools around to help you pick accessible colour schemes, but they assume that you can tell by looking that a colour is the one you want, and the only information you need the computer to calculate is the contrast ratio.
I realised I need a tool that will take the name of a colour and find a shade that gives a target contrast ratio.
It uses the new APCA perceptual contrast algorithm and the Oklab colour space to help me find colours that people with better colour vision will interpret correctly, while ensuring there's good contrast for as many people as possible.
Well it looks like I’m about to lose my job right at the same time that my rent is getting increased 🫠
For those who don’t know, I’m Elly, a queer and neurodivergent accessibility and front-of-the-front-end development specialist with a strong passion for design.
I’m looking for part-time (4days/week) remote work. I’m currently based in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). I’m also looking for an inclusive and ethical workplace.
My pals in BBC World Service have been doing some awesome work on "lite" versions of their news articles (other page types to follow).
They essentially skip the Server-Side React hydration which means you end up with a simpler HTML+CSS page, no JS.
Page sizes drop significantly:
I think as web developers we have been collectively brainwashed into thinking that you must use React and Tailwind to create websites, when all you really need are vanilla web standards and a text editor. We should be making it easier to make websites than it is right now. You should not need a PhD in web design to create something that you can share and express yourself. We need more tools that make web development easy, not more tools that turn it into some 10 step build process #webdev
can i be perfectly frank? i'm useless at self-promotion & nobody knows about my web design business; so...before i tear it all down, i'm giving it one last push here.
if you need a website to promote you or your organisation - a great idea in a world where you have increasingly less control over your social media info - i produce lo-fi, future-proof, sustainable #websites with an emphasis on quick-loading, energy-efficient, impactful #design. #webDev#sustainability https://kathimmel.org/
I'm hosting a meetup of frontend webdevelopers in my company (8 teams, 20-25 ppl). We've been working with #WCAG & accessibility this year. Very old & new applications, so the challenges are diverse.
i'm hoping to find a blind / visually impaired person who could talk (30min?) about what it's like to use the web.
No complicated tech, just how it works, & how you experience it.
Hi, new test instances are now available. The previous frontend changes were mostly cosmetic. But now I would like to take a closer look at a few bigger things, like this. However, maintaining compatibility with your styles is very important to me. I also invite you to discuss and review in pull requests :) Cheers!...
Hands up if you caused a global outage today...
Just me?
Sorry!
I was making a change to our "outside the UK" CDN config today for www.bbc.co.uk & www.bbc.com & the change included 2 bugs which pre-testing didn't spot:
Just noticed Bluesky doesn't ACTUALLY add the alt text in the img itself. This is a big mistake and makes the service very inaccessible.
The text is actually in the very last part of the DOM (Document Object Model) tree... and is triggered via click. So, if the screen reader doesn't support JavaScript same way than for the seeing people, descriptive text is nowhere to be found. Even when it is, it can't be accessed easily.
The proposed EU eIDAS regulation will force web browsers to include government-issued certificate authorities. The key technology that makes HTTPS secure would have a backdoor to enable governments to intercept and decrypt your web traffic.
@mozilla, @internetsociety, @edri, @eff, and I have written the European Parliament about the disastrous consequences if this becomes law.
“The simplicity of HTML and CSS now feels like a radical act. To build a website with just these tools is a small protest against platform capitalism: a way to assert sustainability, independence, longevity.” — Jarrett Fuller
Fedi on Fire first beta is now released! I just had to try and do it... Watch those endless Fediverse posts flow! :meow_hearteyes: Check it out at https://fedionfire.stream
/kbin test environments
Hi, new test instances are now available. The previous frontend changes were mostly cosmetic. But now I would like to take a closer look at a few bigger things, like this. However, maintaining compatibility with your styles is very important to me. I also invite you to discuss and review in pull requests :) Cheers!...