Last at #AEASF (sadface) is @movie_pundit with his talk “What If People Weren’t the Product? Building a web that loves humanity.” (Yes, we gave each other high-fives about how we had talks about becoming person-oriented! 🙌) Back in the truly olden days, we didn’t have mirrors. To see ourselves, we needed to find a still body of water. Instead, we looked at each other. @movie_pundit #AEASF

Next (and before #AEASF lunch LOL) is @kryshiggins about designing better onboarding. How do you balance understanding with “engagement” and features and prompts? If we act on our fear (that our users will miss something!) then it can lead to unhelpful solutions! If you front-load instructions, they’re hard to remember, out of context, and have questionable value. @kryshiggins #AEASF

Here for @Folletto’s #AEASF talk about hybrid meetings. Remote collaboration should not actually default to calls or meetings. Think about if they’re sync/async or in-person/virtual, but they can be combined too. .@Folletto wants to leverage the benefits of each approach - it’s not about not meeting anyone ever. Async can make it possible for the less boisterous people to contribute too. Ask what the outcome of this call should be. #AEASF

Made it to the juicy part of @prestonso’s #AEASF talk about languages. 🏃‍♀️☕️ More CSS properties to help meet our users where they are, no matter what language they’re using:
- dir
- writing-mode
- lang (even mixed with another languages)
- text-orientation
- text-combine-upright Remember to use HTML first to set the default reading direction, don’t just use CSS to do whatever you want. Set the structure first. @prestonso #AEASF

Very apropo for me right now - @youngfonz is going to talk about navigating changes in your [fill in the blank] career! #AEASF Tip #1 for navigating career changes - have patience and resilience. @youngfonz had to go outside his comfort zone seeking resources to bolster his computer science education. But it was a journey! #AEASF

Learning all about ARIA attributes with @tolu_xyz at #AEASF! Some really interesting examples about how you’d indicate to assistive technologies about what’s visually happening on a component. Hah I like how #AEASF attendees are all 👎 about carousels! #SameTeam

First up at #AEASF is @adactio about declarative design! (Yes, I'm back to my live-tweeting thing!)

He's starting off with music - there's Mozart writing every note down, then there's Miles Davis doing improv. All sorts of ways to compose music, and both are considered genius! @adactio Same thing in programming too - imperative programming gives the computer step by steps. Then there's declarative programming (like SQL), where you tell the computer the result you want. @adactio #AEASF