Category Archives: Talks

Talk: Responsible JavaScript

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Mike G.

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m just past the halfway mark on my series on Responsible JavaScript. If you haven’t been following it, be sure to check it out — there’s some good stuff in there. Tonight, I’ll be giving … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Talk: Object Oriented JavaScript

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Mike G.

I will be presenting Object Oriented JavaScript at AjaxWorld this year. You can find the talk’s abstract below. I’m still working on the slides so if there is anything you would like me to touch on, I’m open to suggestions. … Continue reading →

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Ajax for PHP Developers

Posted on July 26, 2008 by Mike G.

Earlier this week I gave an Ajax presentation for NYPHP. It felt a little strange presenting a JavaScript topic to a bunch of PHP developers, but I made it come back to PHP by demonstrating a the latest Panda PHP … Continue reading →

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JavaScript from Scratch: Parts Three and Four

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Mike G.

I’ve uploaded two additional talks which I recently gave covering the basics of events and application development in JavaScript. This continues on with the talks I added earlier this month. Part Three: Events | View | Upload your own Part … Continue reading →

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JavaScript from Scratch: Parts One and Two

Posted on June 7, 2008 by Mike G.

I’ve put together a series of eight talks which covers the basics of the JavaScript language. Below are the first two which handle most of the introductory material. Next week, I will post two more which cover the event model … Continue reading →

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Come See Me Speak at AJAXWorld West

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Mike G.

Please excuse the break in my MVC series, I just want to announce that one of my talks has been accepted for AJAXWorld 2008 West. I will be presenting on The Beauty of JavaScript — a topic of great interest … Continue reading →

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Do it: Going Freelance

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Mike G.

I’m going to be leading an open discussion on freelancing this Saturday (September 29, 2007). The format is new to me and the group, but I’m confidant things will go well. I’ve been a part-time freelancer ever since I’ve been … Continue reading →

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Learning to Love JavaScript

Posted on September 22, 2007 by Mike G.

Douglas Crockford calls JavaScript the world’s most misunderstood programming language. After the past week at work, I would have to agree with him. Monday morning my supervisor came to me and informed me that the screens I would be developing … Continue reading →

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