Mike Heath

Presentations

netty vs. node.js

Node.js and Netty are both frameworks for building scalable network applications. While Node.js runs on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine and Netty runs on the JVM, they both have a similar architecture for building event-driven network applications.

This presentation will compare each framework’s pros and cons and discuss their weaknesses and strengths.

It’s Gpardy Time!

Come test your knowledge of HTML5 in an interactive way as you battle others in the audience in a jeopardy style game built using open web technologies. Contestants will be able buzzin using there smart phones, web browser, or even a chat client. Afterwards we will dive in and explain the technologies that we used to build the app.

Technologies that will be demonstrated come from many open web standards like HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and Android. More details to come...

Building Apps for Google TV

Just as the phone has evolved and changed the way we communicate, the TV is maturing from something that we simply watch to a device that we richly interact with. Google TV is bringing the same innovation that we have enjoy on our Android phones to the television set.

The TV is not just a big computer screen. We will discuss some of the common problems that affect all TV targeted applications such as the variety of TV sizes, color quality, capabilities, and resolutions. We will also look specifically at the Google TV platform and how to bring Android applications from the phone to the TV.