Full Stack Talks

We're a little late on this announcement. But we're SO on for next week.

This week will be our very first in the new Planning Center building! It's still under construction but all the AV is up and ready to go.

Here are the talks:

Maxime Najim (https://twitter.com/softwarecrafts) – Isomorphic JavaScript with Nashorn

Isomorphic JavaScript applications can share the same code and run on both the front end and back end. It is also a spectrum containing applications that share minimal bits of validation logic with ones that share a bulk of the application code. Nashorn is a new JavaScript engine for Java that was released with Java 8. The Nashorn JavaScript engine makes isomorphic web apps on the JVM possible by allowing the exact same browser code to run on the server. This enables us to achieve the don’t-repeat-yourself (DRY) principle, by reducing repetition in a multitier architecture. This presentation covers the key concepts, rationale, and categories of Isomorphic JavaScript and how it makes your large applications maintainable.

Robert Mosolgo (https://twitter.com/rmosolgo) – Software Testing

Testing Your Code

By testing your code, you document the intent and behavior of your code. You also protect yourself from future mistakes. With a good test suite, you can modify your program with confidence. We'll explore a few questions:

• What is a test suite?

• What kind of tests are useful?

• How can you make testing easier?

Along the way, you'll see a few patterns for writing simple, valuable tests. Your future self will thank you!

It's going to be a great night. We'll start at 7. See you then!

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As usual, snacks and beer will be provided by Ministry Centered Technologies, and there will be ample time after the talks to chat with fellow web professionals about all things design and development.

Finally, if you're interested in speaking at an upcoming Full Stack event, please post a message on the Meetup.com boards, or email us your talk idea at talk@fullstacktalks.com .