Javascript Presentation and Discussion

Presentation Outline

1. History of JavaScript
2. Current state of JavaScript
3. Future of JavaScript
   browser
   server
   cloud
   mobile
4. Frameworks and plugins
   Tools and frameworks for programmers
   Plugins for non-programmers
5. Buzz-words
   unobtrusive JavaScript
   AJAX
   RESTful interface
   object-oriented (class-based)
   object-oriented (prototype-based)
6. Books
7. Reference sites

Weekly JavaScript class

In addition to a one-time JavaScript meetup, Stan would be interested in hosting a free weekly JavaScript class. The "catch" is that as part of the class, students would help write an open source reference site and example site (for copying and pasting code from) for JavaScript programmers.