SeattleJS at Code Fellows
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SeattleJS is Seattle's biggest monthly JavaScript meetup. Come hang out with a diverse group of frontend developers and see some interesting talks!
6-6:30pm: Networking
6:30-8:30pm: Talks
Afterwards, we'll walk over to a nearby establishment for social hour.
A big thank you to Code Fellows who are hosting us. Please read their code of conduct - all attendees are expected to follow it.
https://github.com/codefellows/code-of-conduct
Thank you also to Formidable who are sponsoring food and drinks.
TALKS
Designing Data-Driven Visualizations using D3.js
by Amber Hoak
There comes a point when drawing data visualizations with simple charting libraries where they no longer suit your needs. Suppose you need to add a median line or add a subcategory on your bar chart. Simple operations like these may not be supported. D3.js is drawing library that allows you to explicitly define SVG implementations and is a powerful tool in creating complex visuals like graphs. This allows you greater freedom to design custom visuals. D3 has a nontrivial learning curve but this interactive presentation will go over D3 design patterns, working with SVG, and making it sparkle with animation. These are concepts that you will be able to incorporate into future projects to create custom data visuals.
My name is Amber and I am a Software Engineer at Microsoft Research. My work focuses on data management, analysis, and visualization. I mainly work on creating custom interfaces to show the intersection between artificial intelligence and business intelligence. I design data visualizations to provide insight in large scale datasets and user-experience flows.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/people/amhoak/
https://github.com/ahoak
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Extend Office 365 with the Office JavaScript APIs
by Doug Mahugh & Kim Brandl
Did you know that you can build solutions that extend Microsoft Office applications and interact with content in Office documents, using the web technologies you already know and use every day? In this talk, we’ll look at how you can use JavaScript to build an Office add-in that’ll run on Windows, Mac, Office Online, iOS, or Android. Topics to be covered include add-in architecture, how to learn the Office JS APIs with Script Lab, and how to create an add-in project using the Yeoman Generator for Office Add-ins.
Doug Mahugh and Kim Brandl are content developers on the Office Platform team at Microsoft, where they’re responsible for creating samples, demos, tutorials, and technical guidance to help JavaScript developers build Office Add-ins. They have spoken on Office development and related topics at Microsoft Ignite, Build, and other developer events.
https://twitter.com/dmahugh
https://github.com/dmahugh
https://twitter.com/kbrandl22
https://github.com/kbrandl
https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/office