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humans.txt Initiative

Humans.txt

As big fans of open web standards, a small project has recently piqued our interests that goes by the name of  “humans.txt”. Put simply, it’s an initiative for getting to know the people who have contributed to building a website.

“We are people, not machines”

It’s nothing more than a simple text file that contains information about the different people who have contributed to building a website, and as web developers ourselves, we think this is a great idea. It is a non-intrusive way of showing authorship of a website that in no-way interferes with the core structure or code of the website itself.

The humans.txt file may contain details of the website developer(s), along with their Facebook and Twitter handles – and it may also list the technologies and software that have been used to develop a website. As a means of both contacting the developer(s) and discovering just how a website has been built, it is an invaluable resource.

All websites developed by Debadge Design will feature a humans.txt file, just as a nice way of bringing the “human” element into an otherwise technology orientated industry. You can view our own humans.txt file by clicking here.

Find out more at http://humanstxt.org

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Jay is the Owner and Administrator of Debadge Design. When he's not busy working on client websites, or optimising this website, he's most probably tinkering with his Toyota MR2. He also has a habit of writing in third-person...