Gregg Pollack

Gregg Pollack
Laser-Tentacle Reinforcement Specialist, Envy Labs

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Gregg Pollack works at Envy Labs, where he works on Code School, produces the Ruby5 podcast, creates educational screencasts, and develops websites with Rails. He also runs the Ruby Hero Awards, organizes the Orlando Ruby Users Group, and is also sometimes known as the Ruby on Rails guy in the “Rails vs” commercials.

Sessions

9:00am Monday, 07/16/2012
A Sip of CoffeeScript
Javascript & HTML5
 Location: D136
Tags: coffeescript
Gregg Pollack (Envy Labs), Carlos Souza (Envy Labs)
Average rating: ****.
(4.58, 12 ratings)
If you enjoy writing JavaScript then you'll really enjoy CoffeeScript, a new language which transcompiles into CoffeeScript. Inspired by languages like Ruby, Python, and Haskell, it allows you to write less code to get more done. In this course students will learn the basics of CoffeeScript using the Code School in-browser challenge engine. Read more.
9:00am Tuesday, 07/17/2012
jQuery - Captain's Log
Javascript & HTML5
 Location: Portland 251
Tags: jquery, javascript
Gregg Pollack (Envy Labs), Olivier Lacan (Envy Labs), Christopher Green (Envy Labs), Tyler Hunt (Envy Labs)
Average rating: ***..
(3.39, 18 ratings)
So you know the basics of jQuery and Selectors, but you want to solidify your knowledge with jQuery events, ajax, effects, and code organization. This course picks up where Intro to jQuery 1 left off, jumping straight into the most useful jQuery techniques. We'll cover Events, AJAX, Effects, and Code Organization in detail, utilizing the Code School engine so you can code in the browser. Read more.

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