How to code with no standards … by .NET
Coding standards on .NET projects is traditionally poor – I don’t know if this is related to the type of developer who ends up in .NET world, or the awkward nature of the main toolset (Visual Studio). Or a general problem endemic in modern developers – we all have our unfavourite tasks, but we are [...]
Code bloat
Every web application developer should learn html, css and javascript coding standards – given how frequently they are also charged with resultant front-end output. The forgiving nature of modern browsers can mask a whole heap of problems, that will cause performance issue, and on more extreme level, applications errors. Sloppy html coding can result in [...]
Is it really that hard to label a form field?
Web Accessibility – countries that have legal requirement, this isn’t optional. It is sad that it takes legality to force websites to comply, even with the basic (and very attainable) Level A compliance. Something such as a form label, regarded as a very low prioirty issue within the SDLC, could prevent a user using accessibility [...]
Mobile Web Accessibility Assessment
I found this Mobile Web Accessibility Assessment Tool which is proving to be a real gem. Based around core w3c standards arround mobile and web accessibility standards, this java app presents a clear UI with dizzying array of options, from disability types and persona’s, to multiple WCAG2 standards. MobileWaaT provides accessibility evaluation of mobile web [...]
20 Email Design Best Practices
Email has always lagged behind in terms of standards. There is still an existing prolem using css and divs with newsletter-style emails, which contradicts basic coding standards. Web standards may have become the norm for coding pages for display in web browsers, but this isn’t the Web, baby. Mail clients are light years behind the [...]
Is your website code hurting your online marketing efforts?
Is your website code hurting your online marketing efforts? I am always on the lookout for ways to justify coding standards, what I know most developers acknowledge coding standards are a good thing, but not if it is getting in the way of what they are required to do. Maintaining standards after a site launch [...]
