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Call for proposals for all speakers and events at JSFest Oakland.
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Syntax Highlight Everything #122

Open kennethormandy opened 10 years ago

kennethormandy commented 10 years ago

A developer employs syntax highlighting to visually differentiate portions of their code—for centuries, designers, printers, and scribes have done this for readers. Advanced typographic features can subtly signify differences within text, increase writing’s readability and authority, are actually necessary for many languages. This talk introduces developers to highlighting syntaxes beyond code, and explores the cultural implications of their partial support in web environments.

thefoxis commented 10 years ago

Are you targeting CSSconf or is it for more JS-oriented events?

kennethormandy commented 10 years ago

I think CSSconf would be a more natural fit, but I was trying to leave it open for either.

For CSSconf, I’d include more of the research I’m doing around Normalize-OpenType.css. I’ve also done some client side JS modules that work with these features, though.

Mainly, I liked the suggestion to make it about the story and not the tech. For either audience, the main focus would be introducing their typographic value to front end developers, and examining what their state means in different languages.

Thanks for reviewing it!