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- Jun 07 2012
Communicating Between Views in Client-Side Apps
I got to hear some great presentations and have some great conversations at last week’s inaugural Backbone Conf, and one thing that came up over and over again was how to effectively communicate between views in client-side applications. There are lots of patterns for doing this — and we love talking patterns at Bocoup — […]
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- performance,
- web applications
- Jun 06 2012
Padding a Time Series in R
When analyzing and visualizing a new dataset, you’ll often find yourself working with data over time. Most software assumes that the data in a time series is collected at regular intervals, without gaps in the data: while this is usually true of data collected in a laboratory experiment, this assumption is often wrong when working […]
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- data visualization,
- tutorial
- Jun 05 2012
Third-Party JavaScript Development: The Future!
I’ve just returned from the future, and I have a lot to share with you. World news, sports scores, market changes, all that stuff can wait. First, we need to talk about third-party JavaScript. There’s a great deal of browser technology on the way that will affect the way you write code. Here, I’ll focus […]
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- May 24 2012
JavaScript: Arduino Slide Controlling a Servo Tutorial
Welcome to the second tutorial in our series geared towards Arduino programming on Node.js, using the Johnny-Five framework. Get caught up here. Johnny-Five is a Firmata based Arduino programming framework. See: JavaScript: Arduino Programming on Node.js. In the previous tutorial, you created a program that gave you a simple REPL control interface to a servo […]
Continue ReadingJavaScript: Arduino Slide Controlling a Servo Tutorial - May 23 2012
New Training: Foundations of Programming with JavaScript
Since I joined Bocoup just a few short weeks ago, I’ve been spending a whole lot of time talking to Jory Burson. She’s the training coordinator here, and she’s everything you’d want in a training coordinator at a place like Bocoup. Most of our conversations have been focused on something we can’t help but notice: […]
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- May 18 2012
JavaScript: Arduino Servo Control Tutorial
This is the first tutorial in a new series geared towards Arduino programming on Node.js, using the Johnny-Five framework. Johnny-Five is a Firmata based Arduino programming framework. See: JavaScript: Arduino Programming on Node.js. At the end of the first article, I showed a simple program that would strobe an LED at the default rate of […]
Continue ReadingJavaScript: Arduino Servo Control Tutorial - May 17 2012
Bocoup goes to the White House
Yesterday marked an exciting moment for myself and Bocoup. I spent the day at the White House Safety Data Jam in Washington, D.C., as part of the launch of the new Safety Data Initiative. As one of a group of 40 participants, I was invited to join other top technologists in the country as well […]
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- May 15 2012
JavaScript: Arduino Programming on Node.js
Today is Tuesday, May 15th 2012. Just over a year ago, I discovered node-serialport by Chris Williams and went immediately to the closest Microcenter and purchased the Getting Started with Arduino kit. Arduino is an open-source electronics prototyping platform based on flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. It’s intended for artists, designers, hobbyists, and anyone interested […]
Continue ReadingJavaScript: Arduino Programming on Node.js - May 11 2012
Introducing boxbox
Bocoup loves HTML5 games, so Darius Kazemi and I have been running a training called Intro to HTML5 Game Development. We cover lots of fun stuff, including canvas animation and audio. When designing the training, we wanted trainees to make a simple game using a JavaScript physics engine. Box2dWeb came up as a good one […]
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Announcing Sponsorship and Training at TXJS
We’re excited to announce our sponsorship of TXJS 2012! TXJS’s community-driven approach and commitment to quality content aligns perfectly with Bocoup’s mission to move the Open Web forward through education, community development, and consulting. We’re proud to partner with TXJS to promote these initiatives and give back to our community. Bocoup will also host a […]
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