3 ms·

I'd rather spend a literal 6-character burden (alt="") to put an empty string in my little hobby projects than live in a world where non-hobby projects can skip

by lghh 4y ago

I'd rather spend a literal 6-character burden (alt="") to put an empty string in my little hobby projects than live in a world where non-hobby projects can skip adding alt. It should be very clear by just looking around on the internet that, when given the choice, accessibility will take a back seat.

latchkey 4y ago
I'm curious why you think that forcing people to write alt="" is going to improve accessibility?
- randomguy0 4y ago
  Because that’s how screen readers know the image is decorative. It literally is/improves accessibility.
  - lghh 4y ago
    Additionally, the developer is more likely to actually write alt text when it's not decorative.
    - Vinnl 4y ago
      Although I must admit, I've also seen such rules leading to developers writing alt text for decorative images, and I'm not sure if that's much better.