Lots of web frameworks are being built around the idea of shared middleware these days(Rack, WSGI, OWIN, Connect, etc). Matthew Weier O’Phinney will be talking about the benefits of compose-able middleware in Connect. Seth Larson will have information about the similar approach being taken in ASP.Net vNext Read more about Middleware with MWOP
From prototyping to production, having a light stack can simplify and speed up application development. MongoDB, ExpressJS, Angular and NodeJS team up and form one of web-dev’s latest stacks and in this session we will cover how to build single page applications using these four tools. Read more about Building SPAs with the MEAN Stack
Nodeschool.io Async module, bring your own device. http://nodeschool.io/#asyncyou Read more about NodeJS Workshop - Async
For August 19th, we’ll be covering section 4.1. A nice pdf of the book: https://github.com/sarabander/sicp-pdf/blob/master/sicp.pdf Public Github Repo for exercises in Clojure: https://github.com/hipplej/sicp Read more about SICP Discussion
You’ve heard of Node.js. You’ve even played around with it. But is it a fad? Should you use it at work? Why Node is serious, what makes it a reasonable choice for a long term project, and how to introduce it into your business. Read more about Serious Node with Bryan Burgers
By demand, this is a night for members who are stuck or want feedback to bring in anything and talk to others input. Any kind of technical problem as long as it deals with creating or delivering applications is welcome. Read more about Hack night
For June 17th, we’ll be covering 3.2 and 3.3 A nice pdf of the book: https://github.com/sarabander/sicp-pdf/blob/master/sicp.pdf Public Github Repo for exercises in Clojure: https://github.com/hipplej/sicp Read more about SICP Discussion
It’s typical in software development to pull data from different sources. However, in the modern world of asynchronicity, data is being retrieved in real-time streams, akin to how developers handle events. Reactive Extensions is a library that makes it easier to code in a reactive, asynchronous, composable style. In this session, you’ll get a gentle introduction into this library and how its API works. About the speaker: Jason Bock is a Practice Lead for Magenic (http://www. Read more about Reactive Extensions with Jason Bock
For May 20th, we’ll be covering sections 2.5 and 3.1. A nice pdf of the book: https://github.com/sarabander/sicp-pdf/blob/master/sicp.pdf Public Github Repo for exercises in Clojure: https://github.com/hipplej/sicp Public Github Repo for exercises in Racket: https://github.com/Combatjuan/miscellus Read more about SICP Discussion
As a developer, one of the first things you do when starting a new project is include jQuery and start writing code. That’s the way it’s always been, and works for you. Stop it. Devices are getting smaller, processors are getting slower, and web apps are more complicated. jQuery can cause some fairly serious performance issues. So let’s take a step back from jQuery and talk about ways VanillaJS is faster and simpler. Read more about You Don't Need jQuery