Sorry for dragging my heals on this this. A lot of you have been asking for the material from my jQuery From The Ground Up talk that I’ve done at several code camps in the area.
These should be the latest and greatest available. If you have questions, please feel free to ping me on Twitter, through comments or the Contact page.
This Saturday, I will have the pleasure of speaking at the Roanoke Code Camp. I will be presenting my talk “jQuery From The Ground Up”. I definitely recommend that you come out for the day, even if its a few hours drive. Roanoke has a great community, and I’ve been looking forward to this event since last year.
There are still spots available, so please go register today if you haven’t already.
http://www.rvnug.org/CodeCamp.aspx
I’m hard at work right now preparing some presentations for the 2010 code camp/user group season. In order to make these presentations the best they possibly could be, I’m putting them out for the public to see and review.
Asynchronize with jQuery
jQuery is a fantastic tool for web developers interested in giving their web applications a little glitz and glamor. In addition to its powerful DOM transversal engine, jQuery also comes equipped for handling AJAX requests. In this presentation, Kevin Griffin will guide you through getting started with jQuery’s AJAX functionality. A basic understand of jQuery is recommended, however not required for this presentation.
Awesomize Your Windows Apps
With the release of Windows 7, many developers might be looking to take advantage of the features Windows 7 offers. This presentation offers attendees a broad overview of the Windows API Code Pack, which is a managed library for .NET developers to use for accessing some of the underlying functionality of Windows that was typically reserved for Interop fans. Topics and demos include Windows 7 taskbar functionality, Task dialogs, Libraries support, and more.
ASP.NET MVC From The Ground Up
ASP.NET MVC has taken the web development world by storm. It’s a technology that many people are curious about, but might have had trouble adopting. In this presentation, we’ll take a look at ASP.NET MVC from the ground up. We’ll peel back the layers, and look at each component of MVC individually without the Test Driven Development or Dependency Injection mantra. The goal is for you to walk out of this talk with enough knowledge of MVC to dive in! This talk assumes no experience with MVC or Web Forms (although some web forms knowledge would be helpful).
jQuery From The Ground Up
Web 2.0 has taken over; there is no doubt about it. However, many developers are being left in the dust. Amazing technologies such as jQuery allow developers to easily add flair to their web applications. In this presentation, Kevin Griffin will guide you through the world of jQuery. Starting from the bottom, we will discuss what is possible with jQuery, how do you obtain and setup jQuery in your projects, and then actually putting jQuery to work. This presentation is designed for developers with no experience with jQuery (or Javascript in general). An understanding of HTML and CSS is recommended.
Code camp season is starting back up, and I’m making it a goal. This year I sat down and came up with some new sessions. My “What is this WPF Thing?” talk was good, and I got a lot of great responses from it, but I’ve outgrown it.
We have two Code Camps coming to the area. First is Raleigh Code Camp, which is September 19th, 2009. Second is Richmond Code Camp, which is on October 3rd, 2009.
I had two subjects I really wanted to try to discuss during Code Camp season. First of all was jQuery. I’ve been working with jQuery for the past several months, and it has dramatically changed the way I look at web development. Every person I’ve shown jQuery to has been blown away by how easy it’s been to get complex things to work on a webpage. So I’m developing a talk called “jQuery From The Ground Up”, where I will take jQuery newbies and walk them through the awesomeness that is jQuery.
Secondly, I wanted to talk about developer community. Being a user group leader, I’m constantly on the look for ways to grow my local community. That’s why I wanted to develop a talk focused around getting involved in the community. People typically don’t know what kind of opportunities are available in their area. My goal is to try enlighten them and get them more involved.
Here are the abstracts I’m submitting:
Living In The Developer Community
Congratulations! You’ve taken the first step. You’re attending a developer event, be it a code camp or a user group meeting. What you might not realize is that you’ve entered a community that can completely change your professional life! In this talk, Kevin Griffin will discuss how to get more involved in your local developer communities, and how to build personal and professional relationships that last a lifetime. We’ll talk about levels of community involvement, and where you fall in the grand scheme. Come with your questions, comments, and personal experiences. Together we can help grow the community into more than what it is now.
jQuery From The Ground Up
Web 2.0 has taken over; there is no doubt about it. However, many developers are being left in the dust. Amazing technologies such as jQuery allow developers to easily add flair to their web applications. In this presentation, Kevin Griffin will guide you through the world of jQuery. Starting from the bottom, we will discuss what is possible with jQuery, how do you obtain and setup jQuery in your projects, and then actually putting jQuery to work. This presentation is designed for developers with no experience with jQuery (or Javascript in general). An understanding of HTML and CSS is recommended.
So hopefully we’ll see you all out at the Code Camps. It’s guaranteed to be a good time!
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