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Pushing The Limits of Web Browsers … or Why Speed Matters
Lars Bak presents several language virtual machines (Self, Strongtalk, Hotspot), why they matter and how they influenced V8 and Dart. His talk is centered on performance.
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Batman.js
Nick Small introduces Batman.js, explaining what it is good for and why one should use it.
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What Can Be Done with Java but Should Better Be Done with Erlang
Pavlo Baron presents code samples when in his opinion Erlang is a better fit than Java.
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Distributed Apps: The Joys of Testing and Debugging
Chris Houser discusses stack traces in Clojure and introduces a library for investigating activity across multiple threads and servers, plus a technique for reproducing race conditions.
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RESTful Java Evolves
Bill Burke discusses using REST from Java, overviewing JAX-RS 1.1 and detailing some of the new features coming in JAX-RS 2.0 – Async HTTP, Filters/Interceptors, Client framework-.
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Writing Datomic in Clojure
Rich Hickey introduces Datomic, including architectural and implementation details.
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Taking the Red Pill: The Ruby Toolbox to Start You Down the Rabbit Hole
Jamie Wright introduces some of the tools, libraries, and methods used to build a SaaS system in Ruby on Rails.
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Macros are Hard!
David McNeil introduces a model for thinking about Clojure evaluation through code samples with the purpose for an easier understanding and writing of macros.
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Beyond Ninjas: DOM Manipulation with ClojureScript and Domina
Luke VanderHart introduces Domina – DOM manipulation library –, explaining a new way of writing dynamic web pages.
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Polyglot Parallelism: A Case Study in Using Erlang and Ruby at Rackspace
Phil Toland discusses using Erlang and Ruby providing backup for 20k network devices running in 8 datacenters across 3 continents for Rackspace’s operations.
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Panel: The Battle of Modest Proportions
Jeremy Ashkenas, Tom Dale, Matt DeBergalis, Eric Ferraiuolo, Igor Minar respond to questions from audience regarding various web application issues.