Jon’s post is really good and worth reading, but I’m actually linking to Joe Clark’s comment on it, in which he states, “Jeff is getting craftier at restating his ‘Real code isn’t all that important’ ideology.” I’m not quite sure what “real code” means, but I found it amusing to hear Joe put words in my mouth.
Since I don’t know what he means by “real code,” I can’t speak to whether or not he’s accurately paraphrasing my thoughts. The only code I can call myself any kind of expert on is HTML and CSS, and in the case of those, my only “ideology” is to write clean code that is as semantic as possible (in the case of HTML) and as valid as possible within the constraints of a given project (budget, timeframe, etc.). I can only presume this is what Joe’s referring to. Visit site »
While the article itself is somewhat interesting, the title alone once again proves my theory that many of those in the accessibility community are incapable of discussing their field without turning into whiny little bitches and making matters personal. I tried to comment on Martin’s post, pointing out that it was one more example of accessibility discussions degenerating into personal attacks and name-calling, and he e-mailed me to tell me that he wouldn’t approve my comment because there’s “no trolling (allowed) on this blog.” Once they grow the hell up, maybe someone will start paying attention to them. Visit site »
Amen, Joe. A-f’ing-men. The worst part about these ridculous guidelines is the fact that governments, universities, and other public orginizations often blindly accept them as some kind of law, rending it nearly impossible to do anything interesting on the web at those institutions. Visit site »
The esteemed Joe Clark, Associate Professor of Anti-Arial Evangelism at Blogosphere University, is blogging his notes at the conference. Check it out. Visit site »
From the people who brought you Arial comes the trademark symbol du jour, (R). Visit site »
Joe Clark blogs some of the SXSW sessions I most wanted to attend. Great notes, Joe. Thanks a lot. Visit site »
Accessibility madman Joe Clark calls out Six Apart, who is quickly becoming the Microsoft of blogging software. Visit site »
Accessibility maven Joe Clark gives us ALA’s latest — all about zoom layouts. Awesome. Visit site »