#front end web development

[smallfightercat]

I don't really understand the beef some people have with Vim.

Like, some people on Youtube will joke that Vim is a hellscape or whatever and then you actually try Vim and it has beginner friendly offline documentation and when it comes to simple tasks, the learning curve isn't really as big as people say.

Some reasons I've really been appreciating Vim:

Vim makes it so I can work on my code or my notes and have my browser open at the same time with no issues.

The files I work with aren't ones where I even need a fully fledged IDE. I can test python scripts in the terminal and web dev stuff gets tested in the browser, so I don't need any extra stuff to get stuff done.

Vim is useful even as just a basic note taking app. You can use tabs with it (use the command :tabnew to do so) which makes it so you can have multiple notes open without having to use separate windows. And when it comes to basic notes, having something that won't eat up tons of memory can be very useful.

Sure, you can't open it for the first time and immediately know what everything does. Sure, someone who's really illiterate when it comes to tech may struggle with it.

But I struggle when it comes to memorizing things. For example, I was never able to learn my multiplication tables in school. The practice they made me do just made me better at addition cuz I was using addition to solve the problems, plus my brain's just really bad with numbers and big amounts of info anyway.

But ya know what's true about basic stuff in Vim that isn't true about multiplication tables? I actually use the basic stuff in Vim consistently which means it's much easier to memorize than a bunch of math problems that I will never consistently use for anything important.

It's okay if Vim isn't your bestie, but for me? Me and Vim are prancing through the open fields, soaking up the sun, feeling awesomesauce. Hate Vim if ya want, but consider not telling every newbie coder that it's a hellscape. Who knows, they may have a use case where Vim would be very beneficial compared to other options.

[bruceawaynefrfr]

Website: front end developer projects that you can do are a to do list and a calculator

Me:

[diaryofacsmajor]

[withaconscience]

me: ok i’m done coding for the night! 

me, three minutes later: ok, now i’m done! 

me, five minutes after that: ok for real this time 

me, ten m

[christianandtruesuccesslife]

Why I choose to become a front-end developer?

Yesterday I have completed my front end development at free code camp. I have learn a lot from HTML,CSS, JavaScript, React.JS, jQuery, Sass, and Bootstrap. I believe that this is God’s calling to start a new career. I am now working doing some coding projects to add in my portfolio. Also I am job ready to apply for jobs and/or getting clients. 

[lightbouquet]

How to foster better web accessibility: a guide

A few people I know have recently asked me how they can join the fight for accessibility and inclusiveness in the online world. What follows is a brief guide on what you can do, even if you are not tech-savvy.

The good thing: There are laws! In America, websites which are run by the government or which receive government funding in some way must follow the guidelines present in Section 508 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act (§508 in short). There's also the W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which are in version 2.0 (WCAG). The WCAG are more detailed and more helpful for users.

The unfortunate thing: §508 only applies to those government-affiliated websites. That means that, unlike the laws governing all contractors who build physical buildings, private organizations are free to practice bad design and exclude disabled users; and the WCAG are not required at all (though that's about to change).

So what can you do? You can speak up. Let organizations know that you don't appreciate people being excluded from their websites. This doesn't mean you have to memorize §508 or WCAG 2.0 - just keep in mind what feels lile common sense. If you're an able-bodied person and you're having trouble using a government-funded website, that could mean something illegal is going on.

Low-contrast color scheme or small font sizes making you squint? Not yet illegal, but will be once the WCAG are rolled into §508. Mobile website with really small elements you can't easily tap on? Illegal if there are no alternative cotrast settings. Ever gone to take a quiz or fill out another online form and wanted to click the text next to a radio button to select the button itself but found out you can't do it that way? Probably the result of some underlying illegal stuff.

§508 is about common sense for all users, and if an organization that receives federal funding is obviously unusable somehow, that's yout chance to write in and tell the organization you are aware of their noncompliance and don't appreciate it. A disabled user would be well within their rights to sue for §508 noncompliance.

But you have to demand inclusiveness from private groups too! Accessibility should not be something that companies begrudgingly hammer into their product - they should be inclusive just because that's the right move. Speak with your money, or speak up where you can to encourage better culture. Consider: how many times have you seen a Tumblr theme that was completely unusable in the name of ~aesthetic~? Tell theme makers that they don't have to exclude users to make beautiful themes, and don't stand for deflection if they argue. Point them to theme-maker Anhchors for example. It can be done. It should be done.

It's easy to access educational material on front-end web development, but ironically, this ease-of-access means that budding developers can learn a few bad habits. If we don't show that we care about inclusiveness, these bad habits go unchallenged, and disabled people are silently swept out of entire online communities. Tumblr staff's own documentation on how to build themes doesn't embrace good accessibility, either!

I think we're all better than that, and I think we can make some real change if we all demand something better. If more people demand better web accessibility, web accessibility standards will improve, and more users--not just the disabled ones!--will have a better online experience.

If you're interested in technical mumbo-jumbo, you can read about §508 here and the WCAG 2.0 here. The more you know, the more effective your critiques can be.

Thank you for reading this!

Correction: A previous version of this post stated that mobile touch target size is part of $508, but it is not yet.

[smallfightercat]

i find it annoying when on google i search something like "how to make an artsy personal website" and lots of the results will be like "use wordpress" or "make sure it's good for search engines", like shut your fuckin' mouth, i wasn't lookin' for that, i was trying to figure out how to build and design a website that isn't boring looking. literally every html/css tutorial i've been on has taught me how to make your basic website but not how to make it look less boring. i wanna have stuff like the snazzy websites people have trending on neocities plus more accessibility but i can't figure out how to do that with the knowledge i have currently.

[buildoffshore44]

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