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8:30am Monday, 07/19/2010
Git 101 Tutorial
Tools & Techniques
 Location: Portland 255
Tags: git, vcs, scm, github, version_control
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Scott Chacon (GitHub)
Average rating: ****.
(4.16, 51 ratings)
Git is a new distributed version control system that is fast, flexible, works offline and supports powerful local branching and easy merging that encourages non-linear workflows and makes developers far more productive and efficient. This tutorial will introduce you to Git, rid you of your SVN sins, and teach you how to become more efficient and productive as a programmer. Read more.
1:30pm Monday, 07/19/2010
Database Server Health Check
Databases
 Location: Portland 252
Tags: database, postgresql, performance, tuneup
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Josh Berkus (PostgreSQL Experts, Inc.)
Average rating: ***..
(3.75, 8 ratings)
Have you given your database server a checkup lately? If not, you probably should. "Sick" database servers are easy to prevent if you take a few simple steps <i>before</i> your server comes down with something. Read more.
8:30am Tuesday, 07/20/2010
PostgreSQL Reloaded - Hot Standby, Streaming Replication & More!
Databases
 Location: E143/E144
Tags: postgresql, databases, streaming_replication, hot_standby, postgresql_administration
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Chander Ganesan (Open Technology Group, Inc)
Average rating: ****.
(4.00, 11 ratings)
The PostgreSQL Open Source Databases upcoming release includes several ground-breaking new features that allows database administrators to "take things to the next level". In this tutorial you will learn how to architect and implement PostgreSQL's Warm Standby, Hot Standby, and Streaming replication capabilities. Read more.
1:30pm Tuesday, 07/20/2010
Cooking with jQuery
JavaScript
 Location: Portland 251
Tags: jquery, javascript, web_development
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Mike Hostetler (appendTo, LLC), Jonathan Sharp (appendTo LLC.)
Average rating: ***..
(3.03, 30 ratings)
JavaScript is not a dirty word. The language itself is quite elegant. However, competing implementations by differing browsers has given it a bad rap. Yet, in this age of Ajax it is a must-have for any successful web application. Join this group of JavaScript gurus, who co-authored the O'Reilly jQuery Cookbook, for a tutorial session covering reliable techniques: intermediate to advanced. Read more.
  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Rackspace Hosting
  • (mt) Media Temple, Inc.
  • ActiveState
  • CommonPlaces
  • DB Relay
  • FireHost
  • GoDaddy
  • HP
  • HTSQL by Prometheus Research
  • Impetus Technologies Inc.
  • Infobright, Inc
  • JasperSoft
  • Kaltura
  • Marvell
  • Mashery
  • NorthScale, Inc.
  • Open Invention Network
  • OpSource
  • Oracle
  • Parallels
  • PayPal
  • Percona
  • Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
  • Rhomobile
  • Schooner Information Technology
  • Silicon Mechanics
  • SourceGear
  • Symbian
  • VoltDB
  • WSO2
  • Linux Pro Magazine

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