This month Daniel Kat will be giving the talk "Coding (the Vegetable) Garden" where he'll share how he used AI, 3D Modeling and P5.js to plan his garden. Also, Marlena Baker will be giving the talk "Understanding the Whys of Accessibility Improvements". We'll end the night with a community round-table moderated by CJ Reynolds where you can bring your questions and opinions to talk about anything and everything with the group.
We are always looking for speakers. Submit your talk here: https://forms.gle/5A26sY5475X8J14S8
Food and drinks will be provided.
This meetup will be live streamed on our YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@DenverScriptMeetup
Do NOT RSVP if you will be attending remotely. We use the RSVP numbers to determine food amounts.
Agenda
6:00 PM - Networking
6:15 PM - JavaScript News
6:30 PM - "Understanding the Whys of Accessibility Improvements" by Marlena Baker
6:45 PM - "Coding (the Vegetable) Garden" by Daniel Kat
7:15 PM - Community Roundtable moderated by CJ Reynolds
Speaker Bio
Daniel Kat is an (building) architect-turned-software-developer, who likes coding, climbing, and cats, among other things.
Marlena Baker is an Applications Administrator at Boulder Public Library District. She is also an Accessibility advocate, full-stack developer, educator, gardener, fiber artist, cat and snake mom, and perennially curious human being.
CJ is a Software Developer, Educator and Maker. He makes videos for Syntax and streams himself teaching and coding on the Twitch and YouTube channel Coding Garden. He is also a co-organizer of DenverScript.
Talk Description
"Coding (the Vegetable) Garden" by Daniel Kat
My wife and I have always wanted a backyard vegetable garden. As first-time homeowners, this spring would be our first chance to do so, but the main question was - where?. So naturally, I spent the weekend 3D-modeling, performing shadow studies in SketchUp, and using AI alongside the P5.js library to find the optimal location - as opposed to just looking out the window.
"Understanding the Whys of Accessibility Improvements" by Marlena Baker
By stepping back and taking a look at the core principles that inform digital media accessibility practices, we can approach accessibility unknowns with confidence. We’ll talk about these core principles and why they matter, then go through some examples where we can apply them with accessibility practices.
Community Roundtable moderated by CJ Reynolds
You've got questions we've got answers. Come with anything you'd like to ask the group or share your opinions on and we'll see where it takes us!
