On 30 May 2013 14:48, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 6:02 AM, Corbett, James > <james.corb...@cra-arc.gc.ca> wrote: >> For those twenty years as a developer I should say that I have been >> completely blind, relying upon a screen review application known as JAWS and >> a Braille display. >> >> I’m looking forward to being part of this list. > > Welcome! One thing I'm very happy with in today's world, as improved > on (say) two decades ago, is the way that computers have become > accessible to more people; back in the 90s, I was playing with some of > the speech navigation / speech synthesis tools that were available > then, and they seemed more like toys than anything truly usable. Sure, > you could get around without seeing the screen, but it was a struggle. > Today, legally or completely blind people can even play text > roleplaying games, thanks to years of smart development work. > > You're now using what is, in my opinion, the best database engine in > the world. And it's language-agnostic, so you can happily use Java for > some things, Python for others, Pike if you've ever heard of it, and > even PHP if you're sadistic enough. I love it.
Can I just say that I love being on this list. In the past I have asked some pretty daft questions, but the responses here have always been patient and helpful. -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
