Register Here: http://www.baynetug.org/DesktopModules/DetailXEvents.aspx?ItemID=480&mid=49
When:
Wednesday, 3/16/2011 at 6:30 PM
Where:
Microsoft San Francisco Office, 835 Market Street, Suite 700
Event Description
All web developers need to know how to write web apps that give users great experience. In this presentation, Peter Kellner will talk first about the top 15 programming tips that you can use in your web site to make sure it's as fast as it can be. Following Peter’s general discussion of client side optimization techniques, Doris Chen will talk about JavaScript best practices in web client development.
Many client side improvements can be implemented in under 10 minute. You will come away knowing a handful of tools you can use to analyze your web site as well as know what to do to make your web site perform faster. This presentation will focus on client site performance tips, that is things like cache headers, JavaScript optimizations, CDN's and Sprite's. JavaScript techniques such as clean separation of concerns, De-referencing objects, and thinking asynchronous when working with objects will be discussed. Server technologies and optimizations will be discussed, but the focus will be on what it takes to make your browser deliver your web application faster.
Agenda
- 6:00 doors open (pizza and drinks)
- 6:10 - 6:25 Lightning talks
- 6:30 announcements
- 6:45 - 8:15 presentation
- 8:15 - 8:30 raffle
Presenter's Bio
Peter Kellner, a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP since 2007, is founder and president of ConnectionRoad, and a seasoned software professional specializing in high quality, scalable and extensible .Net web applications. His experience includes building and leading engineering teams both on and off shore. When not working, Peter spends most his free time biking. He has ridden his bike across the globe. Most recently he and his wife, Tammy, rode across the U.S., from California to Georgia, in just 27 days.
Doris Chen is a Developer Evangelist at Microsoft for the Western region of the United States, specialized in web technologies (Ajax, jQuery, ASP.NET, and Java). Doris has over 13 years of experience in the software industry working in several open source web tier technologies, Java platform, .NET and distributed computing technologies. She has developed and delivered over 400 keynotes, technical sessions, code camps worldwide, published widely at numerous international conferences and user groups including Bay.Net, JavaOne, O’Reilly, SD Forum and worldwide User Groups. Doris works very closely to create and foster the community around NetBeans, Glassfish, and related technologies.