James Wang will be giving us an update on how he’s using Javascript to build web applications. He’ll also talk a bit about the language in general and what makes it tick. Topics to include:

• DOM Manipulation
• The Good Parts
• Popular Uses
• Example code

Did you know that Javascript has good parts and bad parts? Find out how to use the good parts and ignore everything else. Javascript is in a renaissance. Find out how to take part.

Demos: JQuery, Underscore, Angular.js, Node.js

Goals for this talk:

1. Educate the tech community about Javascript framework choices (browser).
2. Using the language effectively and avoiding the bad parts.
3. Node.js performance and relevance.

When: Thursday, March 14, 2013 @ 7pm to 9pm

Where: HI Capacity (in the Box Jelly), 307a Kamani Street Honolulu, 96813. (Please park on Ward Ave, Kamani street, or surrounding street parking).

Register for this event now at : http://www.meetup.com/dynamic/events/108015592/

Message for you, sir!

Aloha you silly English Knnnnnnig-hts and sons of a silly person!

The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite held aloft Monty Python and the Holy Grail from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that we, HI Capacity, were to watch it on Sunday, March 10th at noon.

The Knights of Ni demand it! In addition to shrubberies and snacks. Some that taste good. And not too expensive.

So come, see the violence inherent in the system! You may even be turned into a newt!… But it’ll get better.

We shall use our finest projector!

P.S. If you should see a small white rabbit, do not approach it or make any sudden movements. Slowly back away and inform the nearest aaauuuggghhh…

Here’s something exciting and new for you Java programmers out there.

We’re presenting back-to-back introductory talks on Groovy and Clojure, a couple of exciting, dynamic JVM languages. That’s right, you can see what all this Dynamic Language Hype™ is all about, and never have to leave the comfort of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM).

Main Goals:

1. Provide a brief look into two great options for dynamic programming on the JVM
2. Show how to get started with Groovy and/or Clojure
3. Discuss the pros/cons of each

David Beutel, of UH, will adapt his well-practiced intro to Groovy talk to our OUDL format. Some guy named, “Kyle” will give the Clojure bits.

This is a great talk for all those JVM-aholics out there that want to level up their coding productivity, and expressiveness. More on each language follows.

Bring your dynamic programming language hats, and we’ll see you there!

GROOVY

Did you know that most Java is syntactically correct Groovy? Wouldn’t you rather:

// Use this new Groovy hotness:

println it

// Instead of this tedious Java:

System.out.println(it);

It also allows for a tight functional style, which we all know is the the debatable future / so-hot-right-now.

For more on Groovy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groovy_(programming_language)

CLOJURE

It’s dynamic, it’s functional, it’s LISP! Get ready to expand your mind. Once you grok LISP, it will change how you program forever. And, don’t listen to what all those OG programmers tell you about LISP. Clojure is modern, sweeping away much of what those folks had to complain about (parentheses).

Clojure is the future of concurrent programming on the JVM (IMHO). Find out why Y-Combinator’s Paul Graham considers it a “secret weapon.” http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html

For more on Clojure: http://clojure.org

When: Monday, March 18, 2013 @ 6pm to 8pm

Where: Manoa Innovation Center ~ 2800 Woodlawn Drive, Honolulu, HI We’ll be in the first floor classroom, toward the back of the space (left side of the building when approaching from the parking lot).

Register for this event now at : http://www.meetup.com/dynamic/events/102440902/