HTML5 with Play-Scala, CoffeeScript and Jade
Published March 25th, 2013 Under HTML, JavaScript | Leave a Comment
This session shows you how to use some of the hottest technologies today to build a webapp, an API and a mobile application to track fitness workouts. Using HTML5 technologies (specifically geo and local storage), I’ll show you how you can track the time, distance and music you listened to while exercising. Play with Scala is used for the backend and services, while CoffeeScript and Jade are used for the front-end templating and Ajax communication. Read more
Pure JavaScript
Published March 11th, 2013 Under JavaScript | Leave a Comment
Are you comfortable passing functions around, returning them from other functions, and generally enjoy the pleasures of higher-order functions? Learn in one hour how to implement ideas from functional programming in JavaScript. I will show you how you can significantly up your game by leaving loops behind and embracing functions as the primary unit of abstraction. Read more
Client-Side UI Smackdown
Published February 13th, 2013 Under JavaScript | Leave a Comment
In the modern web, user interfaces are expected to be rich, highly responsive, and available anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Round-trip server-side HTML rendering doesn’t fit the bill any longer and numerous JavaScript frameworks have stepped forward to simplify development of client-side user-interfaces. With so many great options available, we now face a paradox of choice and it can be difficult to decide which UI framework best suits our needs. Read more
CSS from Scratch
Published January 29th, 2013 Under JavaScript | Leave a Comment
This short video explains how to implementing CSS in JavaScript in 10 easy steps. Read more
Using YUI to Tackle Video
Published January 21st, 2013 Under JavaScript | Leave a Comment
Thi presentation deep-dives into how the NFL leverages YUI to provide a rich, trackable and monetizable video experience to its users regardless of device. YUI is a free, open source JavaScript and CSS library for building richly interactive web applications. Read more
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