It's that time of year again - voting for the 2008 SXSW Interactive panels has opened up. This year I played it smart and actually got my panel submissions in on time. I've got two new talks planned, so if you're interested in seeing me present (or are interested in reading the slides, and hearing the audio, if you can't make it) please feel free to vote up my two talks:
Secrets of JavaScript Libraries
This talk will delve into the secret techniques used by JavaScript library authors to create comprehensive libraries that work seamlessly across browser environments. We'll look at fixes for strange browser quirks, tricks for gaining speed, and tips for writing smooth animations. Everything discussed will be backed up with publicly available, rock-solid, code.
This will be a panel and I'm hoping to bring along some other devs from Prototype and Dojo (depending on who's planning on attending).
The Future of JavaScript, Today
This talk is going to take you through the new JavaScript features that browsers are introducing and show you how you can begin using them in your applications, today. We'll look at how you can use the new features of JavaScript 2 to create robust, deployable, code -- and even how to bring JavaScript out of the browser and onto the server.
Also, be sure to check out the many Mozilla talks that are being proposed.
Looking through the presentation list it seems as if people didn't really learn anything from last year's conference. You have to remember that this is 7 months away at this point. That's like, what, 3 Internet years?
So to all 11 of you who proposed iPhone-related talks - don't be surprised if your talk isn't nearly as interesting come March of next year.
Patrick Haney (August 20, 2007 at 3:26 pm)
I'm looking forward to some possible SXSW/jQuery action in 7 months. And yes, that seems like forever, but I'm sure it'll come around quick.
Andrew Dupont (August 20, 2007 at 3:55 pm)
John, I love the first idea, and I'd like to remind you that I reside in Austin, Texas. ;-)
John Resig (August 20, 2007 at 4:06 pm)
@Patrick - Yeah, it always happens too fast - hope to see you there!
@Andrew - I wrote you in for the "recommended panelists" for the first panel - assuming that it gets accepted, I totally want you on board - I think it'd make for a great talk. It looks like Dylan might be coming too, I'll ping him. Know of anyone else who might be well suited for the panel?
Andrew Dupont (August 20, 2007 at 5:18 pm)
@John: Thanks! Ideally Dean should be on the panel, too, but I doubt he'll be at SXSW. Maybe someone from YUI? It'd be a veritable United Nations of frameworks!
John Resig (August 20, 2007 at 8:03 pm)
@Andrew: Yeah, it's tricky - although YUI's been really good about documenting their "secret sauce". Pouring through the list of presenters I see "Nate Koechley" - so that may be something, at least. jQuery, Prototype, Yahoo UI, and Dojo - sounds good to me!
I'd much prefer this format "the cool stuff we learned" vs. "client-side framework competition."
Justin Meyer (August 20, 2007 at 9:33 pm)
Speaking of JS on the server, have you seen TrimJunction lately? You can run the same application on the client with gears, and on the server.
John Resig (August 21, 2007 at 3:40 pm)
@Justin: Yep! They're definitely doing some good work over there. I need to read up on it more, possibly give it a try.
Axel Hecht (August 21, 2007 at 6:43 pm)
Hey John, just viewed the recording of your jquery talk at google. The oddnesses of CSS3 selectors come from incremental layout considerations, AFAICT. Basically, the restriction is such that you can set all css rules by the content you already parsed.
Maybe that eases your mind about those a bit ;-)
Axel Hecht (August 21, 2007 at 6:43 pm)
PS: Sweet and useful presentation on the js library part, of course.
John Resig (August 21, 2007 at 9:03 pm)
@Alex: Ah, that makes good sense - thanks for the clarification. From an implementation perspective, that does seem like a smart move.