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Mobile
Location: E145/E146
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Tutorials.
Learn how to develop mobile apps for Android platform in this quick tutorial. Assuming you are familiar with Java or similar OOP, this hands-on example-driven tutorial will show you how Android uses Java and how you can quickly pick it up to start programming for mobile devices.
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Hardware
Location: D136
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The success of the Arduino physical computing toolkit has lead to a surge of interest in the world of hardware from both software and non-technical people. This workshop will provide an overview of what physical computing is, how Arduino works and how it can be used to add an interactive element to your projects. There will also be an opportunity to set up and use an Arduino board and software.
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Operations
Location: Portland 256
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Internet traffic spikes aren't what they used to be. It is now evident that even the smallest sites can suffer the attention of the global audience. This presentation dives into techniques to avoid collapse under dire circumstances. Looking at some real traffic spikes, we'll pinpoint what part of the architecture is crumbling under the load; then, walk though stop-gaps and complete solutions.
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JavaScript
Location: Portland 251
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Tutorials.
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.
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Admist a number of proprietary alternatives such as Adobe Flash,
Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX, the HTML 5 specification now
offers competitive multimedia features that promises a more open
platform for RIA development. What are the tradeoffs? This session
will look at the current state of the art, and then invite a
conversation about the future.
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