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HTML Is Actually a Programming Language. Fight Me
HTML Is Actually a Programming Language. Fight Me
In fact, HTML is the most significant computing language ever developed. Underestimate it at your peril.
What other programmers might say dismissively is something HTML lovers embrace: Anyone can do it. Whether we’re using complex frameworks or very simple tools, HTML’s promise is that we can build, make, code, and do anything we want.
In fact, HTML is the most significant computing language ever developed. Underestimate it at your peril.
#html#programming#language
·wired.com·
HTML Is Actually a Programming Language. Fight Me
Don’t Use aria-label on Static Text Elements
Don’t Use aria-label on Static Text Elements
This is why it is essential to check for correctimplementations according to the spec first and then verify using assistive technologies. If you follow the spec, you do not run into these cases where assistive technologies try to repair broken code to ensure access.
#aria#roles#html
·benmyers.dev·
Don’t Use aria-label on Static Text Elements
HTMHAIL - HTMHell
HTMHAIL - HTMHell

@tink@frontend.social about AI and the most basic of HTML questions.

(Spoiler in the reply.)

Suddenly I knew exactly how Arthur Dent felt, dealing with the Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Just like the cup of tea it dispensed to Arthur, the code provided by ChatGPT was, to paraphrase, almost, but not quite, entirely unlike the HTML for an accessible button.
#html#webstandards#accessibility#ai
·htmhell.dev·
HTMHAIL - HTMHell
Mind The (Remediation) Gap - TPGi
Mind The (Remediation) Gap - TPGi
When auditors provide advice on accessibility issues, it's primarily about the HTML used. But do frontend developers actually know HTML these days?
I wish I were overstating the degree to which this has become an issue. But when I regularly talk to “full-stack developers” who don’t know how to write an unordered list or who don’t know that you can’t nest a button inside of a link, I’m convinced that the term “full-stack” has always been meaningless.
#accessibility#html#testing#javascript#frontend#development
·tpgi.com·
Mind The (Remediation) Gap - TPGi
Accessible Description Exposure
Accessible Description Exposure
If you have little experience with ARIA, screen readers, or testing in general, understanding accessible descriptions can be trickier than understanding accessible names (already confusing for many). I have written explanations so many times for clients and in fora that I opted to put this together so I maybe never…
#aria#inputs#html
·adrianroselli.com·
Accessible Description Exposure