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Testing Multiple Calls To One Method With PHPUnit
Typically if you find yourself in a situation where a method needs to make repeated calls to a single other method with varying values, you will look for a way to implement this into some form of batch call. This simplifies it into a single call that takes a single object, list, or array. Sometimes though this isn't possible, perhaps because the method being called belongs to an external class that…
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Teaching Children with the Speech API
My eldest son is in the process of learning the alphabet, so I thought I could put my skills to use by helping him learn using two of the things he loves most: mobile devices and Mario! Like all 3 year olds, he loves technology, and we use it as an incentive for many things, from general good behviour to potty training. I've been incredibly impressed with how well he's taken to using a Switch and a…
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Understanding How To Use The Firefox Accessibility Tools
Browsers today are very different beasts than they were a decade ago, and come with some amazing tools for developers to help them work more quickly and efficiently. I want to introduce you to the accessibility tools built into Firefox. Contents Detecting Issues Automatically Colour Contrast Keyboard Accessibility Text Labels Simulating Colour Blindness Viewing Tab…
