Web Development (ICA50601)

Accessibility [Erin & Rachel] Usability [Peter & Marc] Process flow / business logic [Naomi] Code [Ben] Security [Marc] Navigation [Erin] Features / Functionality [Brendan] SEO [Robyn] Speed [Peter] Standards [Standards] Content [Rachel] Each of you selected one of the testing types and will write an entry in your own blog about it…. When two names are listed you should both make an entry on your own blogs and refer back to this story.

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A bit of fun for you guys…
Write a Haiku about the Web Development course we are studying. Put your Haiku into the comments.
More on the way a Haiku is created see the full article, but remember that they are 5, 7 and 5 syllable lines.
Here is my second ever attempt:
Web development -accessible by people,easy use [...]

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When creating an accessible and usable web site you need to consider the issues of:

Accessibility,
Search engine optimisation, and
Usability

to name but three.
The full version of this article includes details of some examples of layouts. Some have explanations of the methods uses. Some include other techniques and features.

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Firefox is possibly the most standards compliant web browser out there a this time. This alone makes it worth while adding to your computer. But there are even more reasons to look at using it, including the fact that you can extend its capabilities easily.
We look at how you can do this in this short [...]

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One of the problem with web sites is creating accessible and yet good looking forms for selecting and entering data.
The following links are some good sites to use:

Style Web Forms Using CSS
Forms Accessibility
Accessible forms: Guidelines, examples and accessible JavaScript tricks
CSS Forms
General rules for web forms
Making accessible forms part 1
Creating Accessible Forms
Better Accessible Forms

These are just [...]

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