My full time work on NVDA commences…

I began working full time for NV Access on NVDA three weeks ago (on Monday, 4 February, to be precise). This was interrupted last week, as I had to work for another week with my previous employer, so I've now been working full time on NVDA for two weeks.

It has certainly been a busy but interesting two weeks. I am obviously quite familiar with the project, given that I have been a core developer almost since the beginning. However, working on a project full time is unsurprisingly somewhat different to casual contribution in one's spare time. Nevertheless, I am very much enjoying the work and am looking forward to realising exciting potential for NVDA as the year progresses.

Mick and I are currently focusing on preparing both ourselves and NVDA for the upcoming Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference, better known as CSUN. I will post more on this later. I have spent most of my time so far discussing all things NVDA with Mick, fixing small (but nevertheless annoying and problematic) bugs, and helping Mick to test the new virtual buffer code.

I would like to once again extend my personal thanks to the Mozilla Foundation for making this possible. I am extremely grateful for and excited about the opportunity to devote all of my working hours to further develop NVDA.