What comes to mind when think of JavaScript? Broken web sites, browser incompatibilities, and brittle spaghetti code? It doesn't have to be this way anymore! Our last session focused on JavaScript in the browser environment, and gave us a feel for what we can expect as we attempt to seek the holy grail of cross-browser JavaScript DOM and event support. Our third session will take this exploration one step further, into the realm of some sleek, modern libraries that do their best to pave over the browser incompatibilities, while at the same time providing the developer with some incredibly useful APIs for doing DOM manipulation, handling user events, and dealing with the Ajax request lifecycle. This session will focus primarily on Prototype, Script.aculo.us, and jQuery.
As with all Chicago Polyglot Programmer meetings, everyone is welcome, whether or not you consider yourself a member. We look forward to seeing you there!
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IIT Rice Campus
Room 103
201 East Loop Road
Wheaton, IL 60187-8489
Directions to IIT - Rice Campus in Wheaton From the North or South: From I-355 (North-South Tollway), exit westbound at Rt.56/Butterfield Road and proceed west 3 1/2 miles on Butterfield Road to East Loop Road. Turn right onto East Loop Road (Phillip's 66 Gas Station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building. Room 103 is the first room inside the north entrance.
From the I-294 (Tri-State Tollway), take the I-88 (East-West Tollway) westbound and follow directions "From the East or West" below.
From the East or West: From I-88 (East-West Tollway), take the Naperville Road exit. At the traffic light, turn left onto Naperville Road and continue north for 1\275 miles to Rt. 56/Butterfield Road. Turn right onto Rt. 56/Butterfield Road and proceed 1/4 mile to the first traffic light (East Loop Road). Turn left on to East Loop Road, ( Phillip's 66 Gas station on the corner); the campus will be on your right about a block north of Butterfield Road, behind Cozymel's. Park in the Student parking lot behind the building.
Room 103 is the first room inside the north entrance.Contact Dave Hoover at dave@obtiva.com for additional information about the meeting or about Polyglot Programmers.
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