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I believe the official pronunciation is /ˈdʒæŋɡiː/ (“djan-gee”).


I tried very hard to persuade them to call it “Djappango”, but no dice.


It's a technical analysis – I didn't make any claims of user preferences.

"Know your audience and design appropriately."

Agreed. The aim of the post was to highlight that what people think they're using as a rock-solid feature detect is in fact seriously flawed.

If you understand those flaws and you're happy with them, great.


... which, incidentally, is the DOM event you can guarantee will be fired, regardless of the input device (unless you choose to `preventDefault()` before it gets a chance).


I'm trying to style the <deadpan> tag with CSS3 `sarcasm: loads`, but it's not working in IE7?


Gah, forgot to mention that. I'd better write it again...


How cheap and easy it is to get into web programming. Everything they need (except a computer and an internet connection) is free. And the fact that there'll be plenty of jobs in software/web for the foreseeable future. And that it's fun and they can pwn their mates.

Maybe throw in a focus on mobile development too - I'm always amazed at how many low-income kids around here have smartphones.


I definitely want to focus on the accessibility. I came from similar roots and would likely not be in the career I am today if not for the low barrier of entry.


Maybe also tell some success stories, like the guy who did the million dollar homepage, etc?


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