Peter Goes
petergoes.nl
Peter Goes
@petergoes.nl
Front-end dev at De Voorhoede
My top 5 out of 21 selected:

1. Invoker commands
2. Custom elements extend build ins via is attribute
3. HTML closeby on dialog
4. @container style()
5. Cross document view transitions
October 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Ow my... What is the direction of the Z axis? Am I looking down on a stack of devices (top = closest to my eyes) or am I at the bottom looking up?

#notAnUXExpert

(My pick would be the second most squared one)
September 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I'm sorry, but I think you credited the wrong Peter Goes in your post. I am not an illustrator 🙂
September 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
How was your migration experience? Did you have dns through netlify?
September 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Congrats dude!!
September 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
But yeah, I can see the business decision here as well
September 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I understand. My initial assumption was, thus, not correct.

I still would prefer a dedicated dev version (closer to normal) over a beta / nightly 🙂
September 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I am not sure what the difference is, but I assumed that the dev version is equal to the normal version but with better dev tools.

Beta or nightly have a different feature set. So I'd like to develop with the latest 'public' version to experience what users would experience.
September 2, 2025 at 9:11 AM
It gives me a dedicated dev browser not being polluted by normal browsing habits / junk. A clear separation between dev extensions vs browsing extensions.

Would hate to see it discontinued if that is on the table
September 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
August 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Closing thoughts: I think you are technically right, but that does not help me as a willing developer. It makes me less certain.
August 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Maybe that is my main point. I find it so hard getting some guidance, that statements like "components can not be wcag ever" (paraphrasing here), feels like another hurtle where I thought I found some hand holds.
August 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
...standard, like the motor. But you are right that that usually is it's own standard.

(Thinking out loud here)

Since we don't have multiple standards, falling back to wcag feels like a proper way of doing things. It gives some form of direction. Which I find more helpful than nothing at all.
August 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
... What so ever, that component does not violate any SC's.

Except for the whole pages rule, it does not violate any other rule. Therefore it should be confirming to wcag.

About the washing machine, the argument was more for the manufacturing company. Individual components can confirm to a...
August 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
... Contains any media content, all SC's related to time based media do not apply, right?

So the concept of some SC's not applying to a webpage can be expanded to components.

Say I have a paragraph component with default styles giving it enough contrast and size, and no configuration...
August 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Yes, I see your line of reasoning. And I am well aware of my little experience with the concept of standards as opposed to yours, so I don't want to come across as dismissive.

I would like to counter, though, that conformation with wcag is to not violate a SC, right? So if my site does not...
August 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
However, it does not mean that I, as the developer of the page/site, should not test my product as a whole, by only using wcag conforming components. I still have the ultimate responsibility of delivering an accessible product.
August 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
...that does not. And as a well-meaning developer, it's on me to read the manual and implement it right.

Which would be easier because a well-meaning component developer that is advertising wcag conformance, is likely to have proper documentation on how to implement it's component properly.
August 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
...not those of 1927. So the whole house does not confirm, but that reconstructed wall certainly does.

Allowing a component to conform to wcag (again, if properly implemented), will "Help well-meaning developers get it right".

I'd rather choose a component that advertised as conforming over one...
August 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
...it will break. That does not mean that the washing machine is not build according to some standard and have passed some tests.

The house I live in is almost 100 years old. When we bought it, we did some reconstruction on it. Those reconstructions were performed to the standards of 2016...
August 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I think components should be able to claim that they, if implemented properly, conform to wcag.

IMHO the conformance requirement is outdated in respect to how modern front ends are constructed.

If I buy a washing machine, throw away the manual and load it beyond the specified weight...
August 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Life hack: www.bol.com/nl/nl/p/lego... to get them in to it.

Mine is 8, the cool thing is, it is not dubbed in Dutch, so he has to read subtitles. Since the story telling is _much_ slower than current day productions, he can actually follow it.
www.bol.com
June 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM