Have decided to get into Googlemaps and purchased a book from Amazon. Now, I tell you, it’s very interesting and I can see loads of potential applications for this technology. From a developers position, perhaps an entreprenurial position, I can see that there’s scope for producing off-the-shelf application which clients can plug in to their existing web-based applications. On top of that, another benefit is that developing for googlemaps, using this book as a ‘bible’, means that the developer has no choice but to get experience with Ajax. Very CV enriching!
However, there is one big problem with Googlemaps – it’s based mainly on javascript technology.
So why is this a big problem? Check WCAG!
Ok, I’ll tell you. Using client-side scripting can create accessibility issues, as users may not be able to access all features due to the browser type or how the browser is configured. That’s why I generally stick to server-side scripting (PHP).
