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Links vs. Buttons in Modern Web Applications

Hi, I’m Anselm Hannemann, a freelance Frontend Developer and Engineering Manager. You can hire me. I wrote WDRL for 10 years and have a a Market Garden as a side-business.

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This link appeared in WDRL 145 on 15.07.2016.

Links vs. Buttons in Modern Web Applications

All people say using links and buttons is very easy in web development. The truth is, I don’t think that’s true, especially since the decision makes a huge difference when it comes to accessibility for which the semantic choice can make a huge difference. Marcy Sutton tries to give real-world hints how you can figure out if an element visually looking like a button should be a button or a link instead.

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