Contribution and Confidence

Contribution & Confidence Rachel Andrew | All Things Open 2016 Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Hello Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

How would I get started today? Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

It's 1989 Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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Dancers do not need to use computers Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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The web gave me a community Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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“Knowing HTML” was a marketable skill Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Learning something one day Teaching it to someone else the next Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

The web gave me a new career. Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

The web was accessible, and had a culture of sharing knowledge. Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Font tags and nested tables Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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Encouraging designers to care about web standards Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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Front-end developer 2005? Browser bugs expert Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Thanks to the hard work of countless WaSP members and supporters (like you), Tim Berners-Lee’s vision of the web as an open, accessible, and universal community is largely the reality. 1 http://www.webstandards.org/2013/03/01/our-work-here-is-done/ Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Browser vendors are implementing standard things in a standard way Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Innovation happens through the standards process Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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Show stopping browser bugs when doing straightforward things in modern browsers are rare Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

The industry has grown up Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Studies show that a todo list is the most complex JavaScript app you can create before a newer, better framework is invented. 1 http://www.allenpike.com/2015/javascript-framework-fatigue/ Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

We’re creating complexity Hiding the simple languages of the web behind tooling and process Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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Knowing your core skills brings opportunity to contribute Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Giving back Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

If you have been doing this for a year, there is someone 6 months in who you are ideally placed to help. Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

You will learn by teaching Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Contribute to the standards that make up the web Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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The CSS Working Group Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

What do authors think? Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Making a difference to a CSS Specification can be as straightforward as writing about how you want to use it Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Learn how the modern standards process works Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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To make an impact on a specification you need to do so while it is still experimental Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Vendor prefixes are going away Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

The problem with feature flags Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Developing behind flags means authors need to be proactive in testing Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

It's a feature not a bug Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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If authors do not offer feedback the final specification will reflect our needs as understood by people who do not build websites. Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Contributing to the open web platform is like giving future you a gift Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Contribute to CSS Specifications 4 Specifications are discussed on GitHub at https:// github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

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Contribute to interoperability Raise bugs with browsers Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Learn to create a reduced test case This is a skill that will save time in your own work and also in logging issues with any project Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Keep learning Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Learning. Contributing Excited about the future. Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016

Thank you! Slides and links at https://cssgrid.me/ato-keynote @rachelandrew Rachel Andrew | Tweet @rachelandrew #ato2016