The Modern Struggle of Web Development
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Argues that software quality equals accessibility + security + performance, not developer-only metrics, and shows concrete evidence and tools: Axe-core, Lighthouse, JAWS, Puppeteer, Snyk/NPM audit, Helmet, WebPageTest/GTmetrix and OWASP checks. Cites 1.3 billion with vision impairment, 36M blind, 8% of men color-blind, 15s average mobile load, 77% of sites use vulnerable libraries, and a Pinterest case with 40% load-time cut. Describes a team performance sprint that drops load from 8s to 4s by audits and culture changes, and it succeeds.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 13:29DEV Experience
- 14:40Metrics
- 26:23Inclusive Design & Development
- 30:39Practices
- 33:03Tooling
- 34:29Security
- 40:05Performance
- 48:35Empathic Engineering
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