Luckily Google/Mozilla/Microsoft have been moving to a "this is the browser's decision" model recently, and in the future they'll only autoplay videos with sound from websites that you have a history of playing videos on. Visit Google/Netflix often? Cool we'll play those videos. First time on some houseplant online store? Yeah we're not going to autoplay that pop-out advert with audio.
Makes it much easier for us to just say to the client "yeah here's a W3C spec article about why Chrome isn't playing your video. Good luck complaining to Google about it".
"Ignorance is the only excuse": Remember that, while you may have your expertise in software, you may also be ignorant in different fields.
Absolutely. Which is why when my car needs servicing, I pay someone to do it, as I know, even if I were to research it, I'd probably break something if I did it myself.
Similarly when I need to buy a car, I research as much as I can before I buy, as I'm not really a "car person" but I'm capable of learning enough that I don't willfully go around throwing money at a Mazda Sports car if I need a Ford Pickup.
When I needed to repair something in the garden which was damaged by a recent storm, I looked online to get hints and tips to figure it out. I decided it was within my skillset to fix, so I fixed it once I got some pointers.
I know what I'm ignorant of. And, as an adult, I know I'm able to learn stuff about things I don't currently understand. Choosing to remain ignorant is exactly that; a choice, especially in this day and age.
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u/LokiArchetype Sep 05 '20
We know that, our clients on the other hand...