VS.net is pretty accessible for the blind, including the GUI editor. You can also create .net program in a simple text editor if you want, and you don't need VS.net at all.
You know Java, and C# would be pretty easy to learn. I don't like that .net is oriented towards Windows, but otherwise if I'd compare it to Java I'd say that .net is a little better. Not to mention that the GUI library (WinForms) creates much more accessible or friendly controls than SWT or Swing.
If you want to create application for the web though, .net is not extraordinary. This part is not very accessible for the blind, you will need to use IIS, instead of a better web server, you will need to run your web sites under Windows, and .net technology is very young in this field. There are no many frameworks that could let you pick your coding style, not very many libraries that can help you to do some things without writing much code... But for creating apps with Windows GUIS, .net is excelent.
Octavian----- Original Message ----- From: "Veli-Pekka Tätilä" <vtatila@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 4:00 PM Subject: Common Jobs for VI Programmers
Hi, Note: This is a slightly edited version of an off-list post I made. I'd like to have some stats on what kind of jobs blind programmers do ingeneral, not what could be done, but what are the most common jobs and why? I've heard about assembler programming, embedded C stuff, sysadmin, writingautomated tests and so on. Another possibility might be SymbianOsprogramming, since mobile phones are a very big thing here, and the GUis are still built programmatically or by writing resource script by hand, I think.I've been considerring trying to get a programming relatedjob once I finnish my MSC which will take this year and a large chunk of thenext one. Since it seems sighted folks can draw graphical GUis much fasterthan I can draw them magnified, or even lay out them programmatically, is it worth it trying to get a job that mainly involves b2b GUI programming in the dotNET domain? This is what most firms are pushing nowadays here in FInland, Oulu, it seems. Seeing how visual Visual Studio is going these days has made me a bit .reluctant toward really digging into it, especially as I don't currently use Jaws, and thus cannot benefit from the many scripts made for it here. I'm also worried about UMl for good reason, although diagramming software is getting all the more accessible, e.g.DeepView. HOwabout usability? Testing is going to be hard, since you cannot rely on videos, and really cannot moderate a sighted person, unless you havea screen reader or something. I tried usability testing at the Uni, and greatly enjoyed typing in content logs, transcribing and was the guy whofound virtually all of the accessibility blunders, and many violations of basic GUI design rules, in heuristic evaluation,as well.Any input would be greatly appreciated. I'd also appreciate any papers aboutblind programmers' employement if the stuff has been researched. -- With kind regards Veli-Pekka Tätilä (vtatila@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) Accessibility, game music, synthesizers and programming: http://www.student.oulu.fi/~vtatila/ __________View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
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