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Re:Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about ac... by austin-cheney on Monday March 18, 2024 @04:50PM (#39749851)
Accessibility is not always cheap and easy. I am only saying it isn’t more expensive if you know what you are doing.

In my 15 year career as a JavaScript developer all the biggest failures were directly attributed to poor training and leadership qualifying low standards. At some point people would do themselves a huge service by admitting they are too lazy/inept to train their staff and they deliver shit as a result. I got tired of all the weak excuses so now I do something else for a living.

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Re:Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about ac... by nfw2 on Monday March 18, 2024 @10:57PM (#39752510)
If the problem is needing more competent people, that tends to be an expensive problem to solve because competent people generally cost more to hire.
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Re:Oh shit, my app is successful and I didn't think about ac... by austin-cheney on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @07:05AM (#39754561)
While that sounds logical it’s completely false in practice. Competent people need jobs just as much as incompetent people but it’s challenging to distinguish the two. Most employers are just happy to put bodies in seats and will adjust expectations accordingly.
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