This is a special session that is going to run every so often and is meant for JavaScript developers of all ranges, from beginner to seasoned veteran. We’ll take the opportunity discuss all the power, quirks, pros and cons of the JavaScript language starting at “Hello, World” and ending with a dive into the guts of the language to discover why it works the way it does.
Things to be discovered and discussed will include:
The host will help moderate the timeline and the discussions, but it is intended to be an interactive session with everyone bringing an equal voice so that we can all learn together.
You are encouraged to bring your own code, and be prepared to share it and discuss it.
I was writing some code this morning for a demo application, and I kept getting an error in one part of my Flex code and I just couldn’t figure out what the hell was going on. Turned out, it was a symptom of how many different function declaration conventions I have to deal with.
It got me thinking about how many different ways do I write a function in one day. Let’s see…
-= Java and C# =-
public <type> myFunction([args])...
-= Javascript =-
function myFunction([args])...
-= ColdFusion =-
public <type> function myFunction([args])...
-= Flex =-
public function myFunction([args]):<type>No wonder I confused from time to time.