CoffeeScript will ship with Rails 3.1 to replace RJS as the preferred way to dynamically generate JavaScript. It’s a new language that take the best parts of Ruby, Python, and others to ease the worst parts of JavaScript. More than being the new kid on the Rails block however, CoffeeScript is mind-expanding in ways that will make you remember the first time you ever gave Ruby a try. This presentation will take you through the basics of CoffeeScript, starting with a crash course in syntax, all the way to a working application.
ruby
javascript
lsrc
coffeescript
keep calm and carry on
CoffeeScript will ship with Rails 3.1 to replace RJS as the preferred way to dynamically generate JavaScript. It’s a new language that takes the best parts of Ruby, Python, and others to ease the worst parts of JavaScript. You should learn it not just because it’s the new kid on the Rails block, but because it will expand your mind, and make you a better programmer. This presentation will take you through the basics of CoffeeScript, starting with a crash course in syntax, all the way to a working application.
ruby
rails
javascript
sass
python
syntax
coffeescript
installation
features
Journalists and programmers share a lot in common: late nights at the keyboard, an obsession with grid systems, a love of data and information…heck, even the beloved aphorism ‘hack.’ But as we know, it can be a challenge to get them on the same page. This talk aims to bridge that gap, by getting the newsroom up to speed on the parlance and techniques of the techies.
ruby
framework
javascript
language
hackers
hacks
