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title: Thoughts
description: Jon McLaren's thoughts on Web Development, career growth as a developer, and the tech industry.
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# Thoughts

The more experience you have in life the more confidently you know the things which you don't know. Let me tell you a little of what I know, and don't know.

[![A laptop with HTML code on the screen, sitting in front of a window with a brightly lit city outside.](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/hs-fs/hubfs/AI-Generated%20Media/Images/The%20image%20is%20of%20a%20laptop%20in%20front%20of%20a%20window%20with%20a%20vibrant%20city%20at%20night%20outside.jpeg?width=365&name=The%20image%20is%20of%20a%20laptop%20in%20front%20of%20a%20window%20with%20a%20vibrant%20city%20at%20night%20outside.jpeg) ](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/learn-to-code)

## [Learn to code - it's not too late to learn](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/learn-to-code)

I had a conversation today with someone, and thought - you know what some of this is worthwhile to...

[![a portion of the article with a dyslexia simulation turned on causing letters in large words to jumble as you read.](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Capture%20on%202024-03-26%20at%2013-07-07.gif?width=365&name=Screen%20Capture%20on%202024-03-26%20at%2013-07-07.gif) ](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/understanding-how-to-make-dyslexia-friendly-interfaces-websites-and-content)

## [Understanding how to make dyslexia-friendly interfaces, websites, and content](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/understanding-how-to-make-dyslexia-friendly-interfaces-websites-and-content)

I'm a web developer and I do my best to create accessible interfaces and teach others to do so. I...

[![Core Web Vitals screen with Interaction to Next Paint highlighted](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/hs-fs/hubfs/core%20web%20vital%20INP.png?width=365&name=core%20web%20vital%20INP.png) ](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/inp-core-web-vital)

## [Interaction to Next Paint has replaced First Input Delay as a Core Web Vital](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/inp-core-web-vital)

Web developers, March 12th is the date that Interaction to Next Paint (INP) became a Core Web...

[![](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/hs-fs/hubfs/hand%20in%20brace.jpg?width=365&name=hand%20in%20brace.jpg) ](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/digital-accessibility-a-personal-perspective)

## [Digital Accessibility: Let's make it personal](https://www.jonmclaren.dev/articles/digital-accessibility-a-personal-perspective)

One of the biggest challenges I see in educating people about digital accessibility is that unless...

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