Adam Scott on ethical web development - a podcast by OReilly Media

The O’Reilly Programming Podcast: Building applications that work everywhere for everyone.

In this episode of theO’Reilly Programming Podcast, I talk withAdam Scott, who has authored a series of ebooks on the topic of ethical web development, the most recent of which isCollaborative Web Development. He is also the presenter of the videoIntroduction to Modern Front-End Development. Scott is the web development lead at theConsumer Financial Protection Bureau, where he focuses on building open source tools.

Discussion points:

• How ethical web development encourages developers to make user-centered decisions
• Scott’s principles for ethical web development, including: building applications that work everywhere, work for everyone, and respect users’ privacy and security
• Why developers should consider accessibility from the start of a project, not just at the end of the development process
• Scott says that web developers represent “the first line of defense” in protecting users’ privacy and security; he stresses awareness of attack vectors, and the use of only well-tested options for authentication and encryption.
• The importance of open source in achieving the goals of ethical web development

Other links:

• The Learning PathIntroduction to the Modern Front-End Web
• Scott’s free ebookBuilding Web Apps That Work Everywhere
• The web accessibility checklists from theA11Y ProjectandWebAIM
• Open source web accessibility tools fromPa11y

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