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pamela fox's talks :: javascript

Here are the talks I've given that match javascript. Click to view all my talks.

Please note that many of the talks are outdated now, since web technology moves fast.

• Frontend Architectures
  A comparison of 3 frontend architectures at Coursera- Web 1.0, JS widgets, and single page web apps.
  Given 4/23/2013 at Orbitz/Gotocon (Chicago, IL).
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• Feature Detection in the Real World
  A talk about feature detection vs. user agent sniffing, and the cases when feature detection just doesn't work and sniffing is the only way.
  Given 3/15/2013 at Google DevFest (Mountain View, CA).
• Backbone: 3 Ways
  An introduction to Backbone and a walkthrough of the 3 ways that we use it at Coursera.
  Given 2/2/2013 at HTML5tx (Austin, TX).
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• JS in the front, REST in the back
  Behind the scenes of the JS-centric, API-oriented architecture of Coursera, and why I like it.
  Given 10/27/2012 at JSeverywhere (San Jose, CA).
• When Mobile Browsers Attack!
  A tale of the bugs I discovered in mobile web browsers and the horrible hacks that I had to deploy.
  Given 10/21/2012 at Remix South (Atlanta, GA).
• Backbone: 3 Ways
  An introduction to Backbone and a walkthrough of the 3 ways that we use it at Coursera.
  Given 10/18/2012 at AtlantaJS (Atlanta, GA).
• PhoneGap Pain Points
  A rant about what I found hardest about working with PhoneGap and mobile web browsers generally.
  Given 7/20/2012 at PhoneGap Day (Portland, US).
• PhoneGap: Why & How
  An overview of the strategies for making mobile apps, and then a deep dive on my PhoneGap architecture and workflow. Translated into spanish (click button).
  Given 6/20/2012 at SGCE (Mexico City, MX).
• localStorage: Use It, Don't Abuse It
  An overview of the ways to use localStorage with tips on ways to use it responsibly, to not slow down or break your site.
  Given 6/15/2012 at TxJS (Austin, TX).
• Picking a Technology Stack
  An overview of the different components that make up a web app and a mobile app and thoughts on how to pick what's in your stack.
  Given 5/21/2012 at WWC Frontend Meetup (San Francisco, CA).
• Why & How I Use PhoneGap
  Based on the "Mobile App Strategy" talk, it starts with an overview of the strategies for making mobile apps, and then does a deep dive on my PhoneGap architecture and workflow.
  Given 4/26/2012 at Mix-It (Lyon, France).
• Mobile App Strategy
  Starts with an overview of the strategies for making mobile apps, and then does a deep dive on my PhoneGap architecture and workflow.
  Given 2/18/2012 at ValtechAB (Stockholm, Sweden).
• Client-side Storage
  Introduces the new HTML5 client-side storage technologies and does a deep dive on localStorage, with many examples of how it can be used.
  Given 2/16/2012 at Jfokus (Stockholm, Sweden).
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• Mobile App Options
  Gives an overview of the different strategies for outputting mobile apps, from native to runtime to cross compiled to hybrid.
  Given 2/16/2012 at Jfokus (Stockholm, Sweden).
• Client-side APIs
  Gives a history of client-side APIs and an overview of different types of APIs with interactive examples.
  Given 9/18/2011 at CapitolJS (Washington, DC).
• Google's Client-side Web APIs
  Reviews the history of client-side Web API technology, then gives an overview of Google's offerings and what can be done with them. See also this blog post.
  Given 9/28/2010 at GDD Tokyo 2010.
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• Client Killed the Server Star
  Explains how new technology like Gears, HTML5, and Google App Engine could be used to create websites where the caching, storage, and computing is done primarily in the browser/desktop and the server is used merely as a backup store.
  Given 2/19/2009 at Webstock 2009 (Wellington, NZ).
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• Gears & Offline Apps
  Introduces the Gears APIs (local server, datastore, workers) and includes two offline demos.
  Given 2/10/2009 at Google Sydney.