Javascript for Hackers

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James Wang will be giving us an update on how he's using Javascript to build web applications. He'll also talk a bit about the language in general and what makes it tick. Topics to include:

- DOM Manipulation

- The Good Parts

- Popular Uses

- Example code

Did you know that Javascript has good parts and bad parts? Find out how to use the good parts and ignore everything else. Javascript is in a renaissance. Find out how to take part.

Demos: JQuery, Underscore, Angular.js, Node.js

Goals for this talk:

1. Educate the tech community about Javascript framework choices (browser).

2. Using the language effectively and avoiding the bad parts.

3. Node.js performance and relevance.