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The blind programmers who created screen readers (theverge.com)
submitted by rkingett
Nuno_Nuno 5 points 1y ago
This article is by no means complete. It gives the glimpse into the topic but nothing more TBH. I find it very bad that they describe only JFW and Non-Visual Desktop Access, as other screenreaders, like Slimware Windowbridge also had their time.
Superfreq2 1 points 1y ago
I mean you're not wrong, but you gotta think about scope here too. Sighted people are mostly only passingly interested in this kind of thing anyway, and it's meant for them more than us. It makes sense to focus on the main ones, though I do find it strange that Voiceover wasn't delved into as much.
I'd totally love to see a deeper dive on every major screen reader that's existed too though.
I'd totally love to see a deeper dive on every major screen reader that's existed too though.
CloudyBeep 1 points 1y ago
Perhaps VO wasn't talked about because there was more involvement from sighted people. It's definitely quite different from the other two because it was developed by a large corporation as opposed to people new to programming working alone.
vwlsmssng 2 points 1y ago
I've only read the article halfway through because I need to get on with other stuff. SO far it reads as a well researched and informative essay I will come back to and read further.
As far as I have read it describes the origin stories if JAWS and NVDA.
As far as I have read it describes the origin stories if JAWS and NVDA.
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