The Boston JavaScript Meetup Group

Meet other local JavaScripters to share knowledge, to review the state of the art, or to dream up new applications.

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Past events

  • Advanced Fundamentals of JavaScript Development

    27-28 Sep 2011 in Cambridge, United States

    Advanced Fundamentals of JavaScript DevelopmentThis month's Boston JavaScript meetup will be the first in a three part series of Advanced JavaScript classes from Jim Wilson.Part 1: JavaScript Development EnvironmentTo program in any language, you need an environment. Java has Eclipse, .NET has Visual Studio, but what do you use for JavaScript?At this meetup, you'll learn the tools and techniques that JavaScript gurus use to develop, test and debug web applications.

  • Using AMD loaders, such as RequireJS, to write and manage modular javascript

    11-12 Apr 2011 in Cambridge, United States

    Our April JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday 11th at Microsoft NERD Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. We are confirmed by Microsoft for the 1st floor conference room. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM.Microsoft will provide pizza again. What a generous organization!Talk begins aprox. 6:45-7:15pm

  • Advanced HTML5 Video with Popcorn.js

    15-16 Mar 2011 in Cambridge, United States

    This month Rick Waldron will teach us how to create interactive, immersive video experiences with HTML5 & Popcorn.js. Rick has been the lead developer on the Popcorn.js project, working with Mozilla & PBS to redefine the the online video experience.Popcorn.js is an HTML5 Video Framework that allows users to mix dynamic web content with HTML video sources.Check out Popcorn here: will provide pizza again. What a generous organization!Talk begins aprox. 6:45-7:15pm

  • Node.js FTW - Aaron White

    3-4 Feb 2011 in Cambridge, United States

    Imagine a future where programmers write server-code using browser-scripting technology, and then run those servers using only a single thread. Sounds crazy right? Come hear Aaron White share how Proxlet.com uses Node.js to serve millions of requests to thousands of users each week, while maintaining 99.9% uptime & sub 400ms response times.... for meager $10 a month.

  • Working with JavaScript in Visual Studio 2010 and Related Tools

    27-28 Jun 2010 in Cambridge, United States

    At this meeting, we'll look at what's new for web developers working with JavaScript in the newly-released Visual Studio 2010. From design and coding to debugging, there are many features to make things easier for scripting, including options for Ajax and jQuery. We'll also take a look at related tools for Javascript development, profiling, and debugging, such as Doloto, Visual Roundtrip Analyzer, Web Sandbox, and others.

  • Visual Studio 2010's capabilities with coding JavaScript and other technologies

    28-29 Apr 2010 in Cambridge, United States

    Our April JavaScript Meetup will be held Wednesday, April 28th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. When you arrive security will direct you to the correct floor. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM.

  • Hexlib: A JavaScript library for creating web games by Jim Wilson

    11-12 Mar 2010 in Cambridge, United States

    Our March JavaScript Meetup will be held Thursday, March 25th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. When you arrive security will direct you to the correct floor. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM.

  • Mitcho's talk on Ubiquity and/or JetPack

    25-26 Feb 2010 in Cambridge, United States

    Our February 2010 JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, February 25th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. When you arrive security will direct you to the correct floor. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM.At 6:30 PM our fellow member Mitcho (mitcho.com) will share his knowledge of Ubiquity and/or JetPack. I hear he is an awesome presenter.

  • JavaScript 101: Using JavaScript to Add Interactivity to Your Web Site

    28-29 Jan 2010 in Cambridge, United States

    Our January 2010 JavaScript Meetup will be held this Thursday, January 28th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. When you arrive security will direct you to the correct floor. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM.

  • The Node project, and the js.io project

    12-13 Nov 2009 in Cambridge, United States

    Our November JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, November 12th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Which room we will be in and on what floor will be announced in a subsequent email. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM. At 6:30 PM one of our original members Jacob Rus will talk about the Node project, and the js.io project. Websites: , .

  • Search Engine Optimization Overview with Jeff Slig of BostonMediaDomain.com

    29-30 Oct 2009 in Cambridge, United States

    Our August JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, October 29th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. We are confirmed by Microsoft for the 10th floor conference room. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM. At 6:30 PM Jeff Selig of BostonMediaDomain.

  • The Often Misunderstood Features of JavaScript Explained.

    24-25 Sep 2009 in Cambridge, United States

    Our September JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, September 24th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. Which room we will be in and on what floor will be announced in a subsequent email. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM.

  • JDA: A Step Towards Large-Scale Reuse on the Web

    27-28 Aug 2009 in Cambridge, United States

    Our August JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, August 27th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. You should come to the 2nd floor conference room. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM.At 6:30 PM Seung Chan Lim ("Slim") will discuss JavaScript Dataflow Architecture (JDA) intended for Web client applications written using HTML and JavaScript.

  • Dmitriy Dunin presentation: "Chef's Choice"

    30-31 Jul 2009 in Cambridge, United States

    Our July JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, July 30th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. You should come to the 2nd floor conference room. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building. Parking is also free on the street in front of the building at 6 PM. Dmitriy Dunin will be picking a topic from your suggestions on some of the more basic best practices in JavaScript development.

  • meebo-hosted JavaScript Ice Cream Social

    Sun, 21 Jun 2009, 19:00 - 21:00 in Boston, United States

    Elaine Wherry, Co-Founder of meebo, is hosting a JavaScript ice cream social and a lightweight javascript bingo or puzzler competition. Check out their jobs page: be a blast!

  • A Crash Course in HTML5 & an Introduction to Processing.js.

    11-12 Jun 2009 in Cambridge, United States

    Our June JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, June 11th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. You should come to the 2nd floor conference room. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building.Alistair McDonald will be providing a Crash Course in HTML5 & an Introduction to Processing.js.Mozilla are about to release the and tags over the next couple of weeks in Firefox 3.5.

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