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Re:Next.js 13 by latchkey on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @02:36PM (#33334488)
Which is ok too. It is far better than encouraging people to write alt="" or alt="asdf".

See also (naming things): https://twitter.com/secretGeek/status/7269997868

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Re:Next.js 13 by lghh on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @02:51PM (#33334647)
They are encouraging people to write alt text, not encouraging people to write alt="".

That's like saying "Typescript just encourages people to make everything `any` instead of defining types. It's a useless addition over JS." Sure, you _could_, but most actually use the actual tool.

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Re:Next.js 13 by tills13 on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @03:22PM (#33334987)
alt="" has a specific and intentional meaning which is _always_ better for accessibility than an unset alt

It's 6 extra characters, you'll survive.

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