November Dev. Guild Meeting Announcement

[Donn Felker]

November 10, 2009 - Super Double Feature!

When: 6:00 PM.
Where: New Horizons of Minnesota (4510 West 77th Street - Edina, MN 55435)   MAP

Brent Edwards
Sizzlin' with jQuery - 30 minutes
Spend some time getting to know the popular JavaScript library, jQuery, and it's powerful selector engine, Sizzle. We will cover the ins and outs of selectors as well as other cool features that jQuery has to offer.

Bio: Brent Edwards is a consultant with Magenic and has been developing software professionally for around 5 years. He has been involved in projects spanning from the desktop to the web. In recent years, Brent has begun to focus on UI technologies while working on projects that intensely utilize JavaScript and CSS. When he's not cranking out code, Brent can be found hanging out with his wife and kids or riding his wakeboard, snowboard or mountain bike.

 

Jay Wynia
CSI: C Sharp Investigation - 90 minutes
Brownfield software development can involve situations where you have to take over a codebase. Whether it's an abandoned open source project or a corporate project, when there's no one around who knows the system, you're left with just the evidence. Reflector and other tools provide a methodical way to make sense of the mess.

Bio: J Wynia is a software journeyman, writer and geek from Brooklyn Center. He spends his days working on client projects and often spends his weekends and evenings doing the same. Non-geek interests include traditional Irish music, BBQ and movies.