The browser is a hostile development environment and supporting a wide range of desktop browsers can be tough work.
One of the immediate challenges we discovered when we first started the responsive news prototype was the large range of devices that we would have to support. It terrified us. This article is about a solution we use to alleviate this problem.
— FalKirk in a comment on iPads Vs. Android: 3-Way Tablet Shootout in InformationWeek
Cathy Davidson has been arguing recently that we should teach a 4th ‘R’, algorithms, on par with literacy and math. To my delight, what she talks about is not just teaching existing algorithms to kids (“first we’re gonna memorize bubble sort, then on to merge sort“), but rather teaching them how to think about the world algorithmically.
The distinction is an important one. As Cathy says: Algorithmic thinking is less about “learning code” than “learning to code.”
"— Karl Groves Chasing the Accessibility Business Case – Conclusion
Wow. Just wow. (via adactio)
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In a ranking of 100 well-recognized fashion, beauty, hospitality, watch and jewelry, and retail brands, nearly half were deemed “feeble” in their efforts. Only two-thirds of indexed brands have mobile-optimized sites, and yet a full third of those don’t allow consumers to shop from those sites, L2 noted. Many also fail to provide the full range of content available on their desktop sites, including product search and user ratings, to mobile audiences.
As bad as those numbers sound, the category may be well ahead of the curve. Jesse Haines, group marketing manager for Google Mobile Ads, told Mashable that a survey of major advertisers in early 2011 found only 21% had launched a mobile site at the time.
"— High-End Brands Are Missing the Boat on Mobile, Study Finds
