Boot Camp I - How JavaScript Works with Mike Wilcox 1/2 Day
Programming in JavaScript is very different from classical object oriented languages. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn the underlying knowledge necessary to build typical web applications, with an emphasis on the differences between JavaScript and Java. Start by writing code for alert("Hello World") and then finally understand and leverage functional scope. There will be plenty of simple code-along examples to help get developers up to speed on this powerful, flexible language.
- Brief History of JavaScript
- Overview of the JavaScript syntax
- When and how JavaScript is executed
- JavaScript language basics:
- Objects
- Arrays
- Functions
- Scope
About Bob Byron
Bob Byron works for NeXplore Corporation, a corporation dedicated to radically improve the online experience. He has been using AJAX technology in development of NeXplore's innovative social search engine. A veteran of client and server side development, Bob has an extensive background in the various techniques involved in bringing an application through the entire life cycle to get it to market.
Bob is a current contributer to the Dojo Toolkit. He has been coding in Java since soon after its release in the mid 1990's. In 2006, Bob was the President of the Java Metroplex Users Group in Dallas, preceding that by two years as Vice President. He ran the Java Developer's Group for 5 years bringing bringing the latest techniques and expertise to attendees.
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