SFJS #23.1: More Meteor.js Than You Require
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Are you F'ing kidding me, three SFJS events within two days? Yes, it is true. Due to overwhelming demand for SFJS #23 (https://www.meetup.com/jsmeetup/events/51855842/), we're putting together a follow-on session about Meteor.js at Change.org, at Rhode Island and 17th.
If you have already RSVP'd for SFJS #23 (https://www.meetup.com/jsmeetup/events/51855842/), there is no need to RSVP for this event too, although you are welcome to if you wish.
This meetup is hosted and sponsored by Change.org:
Change.org (http://www.change.org) is the world's fastest-growing platform for social change. With more than 10 million members, we're growing by 2 million new users a month and have quadrupled in size in the past year alone. People in 175 countries around the world now launch campaigns on Change.org, with more than one campaign winning every single day. Change.org is currently hiring (http://www.change.org/hiring).
Once again, Matt DeBergalis will discuss Meteor:
Meteor is a set of new technologies for building top-quality web apps in a fraction of the time, whether you're an expert developer or just getting started. Modern web applications are smart clients: JavaScript applications that run in our web browsers, and native applications that run on our phones or tablets. They talk to an ever-growing array of scalable, distributed cloud services, such as Facebook Connect(authentication), Google Maps (location awareness),Amazon S3 (storage), and whatever custom services a particular app may need to run in the cloud due to security or persistence
considerations.
Meteor is a new application platform for this new era. It is a set of Smart Packages that address each of the main challenges that developers face in this new world, such as updating a web page automatically when data changes, or performing a "hot code push" to update a running application without users noticing the change. Developers can freely pick and choose the Smart Packages they would like to use in their app. Meteor then processes the Smart Packages together with their application into a self-contained bundle that is ready to deploy into the cloud.
After the meetup, R/GA will be hosting a happy hour with an open bar at The Connecticut Yankee (http://www.theyankee.com/). Find Christian Rauh and tell him you require a beverage!