Looking ahead to better accessibility on the web

Mike:

I’ve been building web applications for the government for more than 10 years, so I’m more than a little familiar with Section 508 and what it means to develop a web site the complies with it. But recently, my team and I have gained a much deeper understanding of accessibility by participating in an experiential learning session led by Catharine McNally. I’ve gained new levels of realization about what really makes content on the web accessible and usable for all individuals.

Posted 09/26/2011 - 11:56 // 1 comment

Quality Assurance for Complex Drupal Implementations

Dave:

High-profile, complex web sites and applications require an exponentially larger testing effort than your average blog or "brochure site". I'll share some principles and techniques that are universal to any software development effort - not just Drupal.

Posted 01/19/2011 - 12:52

Using JMeter to test performance of Drupal with authenticated users

Tobby :

When building a site in Drupal (or any content management system, really), there are often concerns about how the site will perform. It's fairly easy to take measures to reduce the impact of anonymous traffic on server resources (cacheing, using CDNs, etc). However, much of what Drupal offers is the ability for users to interact with the site far beyond that of a traditional static site. So now you have a complete site built, and you're sure it can handle your anonymous traffic, and you want to test how well your site will perform when users log in and start doing things (such as leaving comments).

Posted 05/07/2010 - 09:42 // 2 comments

Run Firefox 2 and 3 simultaneously without using a third-party tool

Dave:

Now that Firefox 3 has been released, you may want to test for anomalies compared to Firefox 2 and/or Internet Explorer 6/7. Learn how!

Posted 06/19/2008 - 16:02 // 1 comment

Run multiple versions of IE simultaneously - with ease!

Dave:

Microsoft doesn’t make it easy for you to run more than one version of IE on your machine. But a company called Tredosoft does!

Posted 03/28/2008 - 10:29