Make room in your library. Looks like an avalanche of Ruby books descending upon us in late ‘08/09.
Accessibility is hard. Without context, the rules don’t make much sense. Case in point, even if your site is only text, not all people read it the same way:
Much of our shorthand and many of our colloquialisms are based on phonetics. For example, with CU l8tr, “C” sounds like “see,” but it doesn’t look like it.
Not to a deaf person. That’s something I didn’t realize before:
While many Australian Deaf people, for example, use English as a second language, Auslan (Australian Sign Language) is their primary language. For this reason it’s important to recognize Deafness primarily as a culture, rather than a disability.
ADD. Asshole Driven Development and other interesting practices from the fun-read MadConomist.
Cargo culting. Speaking of development methodologies, Cargo Cult Methodology: How Agile Can Go Terribly, Terribly Wrong.
I’m posting this link for two reasons. One, to remind you of the depth and knowledge of articles posted in CIO magazine (not). Give you context next time I make an off color comment about “CIO magazine”, by which I always refer to the general trade publication targeting people so high up the food chain, they hire an assistant to open and close Web pages for them.
Also, because as fluff goes, it’s a good reminder of how bottom-up good intentions conflict with top-down management style.
Thin and spare. Michael Bauer lists his six best pizza places in the greater Bay Area. If you’re craving a pizza delight, assuming your version of delight (mine is) means …
More than two decades in California has changed my palate. The thinner the crust and the more spare the toppings, the better I like it; I want to taste every ingredient. That’s what makes a great pizza.