Austin Parker hits a nerve with a bluntly titled post, "Virtual Events Suck" where he lays out all the reasons why the majority of online conferences offer a subpar experience. I agree with him on most, not all, points —…

🗣️ Frederick O’Brien shares insights and reference materials that can help developers make their websites more voice-accessible: "Developers, designers and writers alike should be prepared for the possibility that their work will not be seen or clicked at all —…

Jo Franchetti, a Developer Advocate from Microsoft, came up with an inventive way to better communicate with her mother, who is hard of hearing, while she visits her with her mask on. It's effectively a way to live caption yourself.…

Command Line Interface Guidelines is an open-source guide to help developers write better command-line programs. 👩‍💻

Upcoming Events 📆 Wordfest Live 2021: The third, fourth, and fifth round of speakers have been announced including Jamie Hill, Robbie Adair, Nestor Angulo Ugarte, Angela Jin, Sabrina Zeidan, Graham Armfield, AmyJune Hineline, Amanda Gorman, Simon Kelly, Naomi C. Bush,…

⚡ Jennifer Wong explores the power of web development outside tech circles: "Even simple websites and apps go on to make a huge difference politically and socially. We, as website builders, have the benefit that even in a global pandemic,…