Scriptaculous - The Ins and Outs

Scriptaculous is one of the most popular JavaScript effect and widget frameworks.

In this talk, you will learn to use all of Scriptaculous' core functions: * Simplify user input with Autocompleter * Combine show and edit with InPlaceEditor * Manage collections with Draggable, Droppable, and Sortable * Emphasize content with built-in Effects * Build your own custom Effects * Select points along a Slider

We will also look under the hood at how Scriptaculous works, and how you can use Scriptaculous' unit tests to test your own JavaScript code.

About Stuart Halloway

Stuart Halloway is the CEO of Relevance, Inc. (www.thinkrelevance.com). With co-founder Justin Gehtland, Stuart helps companies adopt agile, as well as innovative technologies such as Clojure and Ruby on Rails. Stuart is the author of Programming Clojure, Rails for Java Developers, and Component Development for the Java Platform. Prior to founding Relevance, Stuart was the Chief Architect at Near-Time, and the Chief Technical Officer at DevelopMentor.

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