JavaScript Master Class

Berlin, November 9, 2009

JavaScript is hot and getting hotter. If you're at the intermediate or advanced level in your JavaScript practice, now's the best time to level up to expert with our JavaScript Master Class.

What: JavaScript Expertise, Served Up Hot
Where: Berlin Mitte
When: 9. November (Monday) 9:00 – 17:00 
Who: Amy Hoy, Thomas Fuchs... and you
Language: The course is taught in English, but Thomas speaks German in case you need to chat in your native tongue

This course is 100% framework agnostic! You will learn boatloads, whether you use Prototype, jQuery, Mootools, or just your own naked cleverness.

Do you need this course?

Good question.

Example slide Do you...

know all the ins and outs of JavaScript's object model by heart?
eat prototypes ('little p') for breakfast?
use closures and anonymous functions—but only in a memory-safe way?
secure internal code from API users, when necessary? (without obfuscation?)
curry functions, not just wursts?
practice safe namespacing?
dream about DOM reflow?
crawl through the DOM tree with practiced ease?
bubble or capture events from scratch—without peeking at the manual?
architect your large projects like a pro?
manage your code with an iron fist?
build your deployment process with tools other than FTP?
test your JavaScript with a unit testing framework?

Don't worry if you don't—yet. You will after you put yourself through our JavaScript Master Class.

What You'll Learn

All of the above, of course. Plus...

Laugh along as you learn how to wield sharp-edged, higher-order language features like a pro.

Study the enemy—the browser—in detail, so you know best how to conquer it.

Ensure accuracy, no matter the changes in terrain, with unit testing.

Master the production techniques of the, er, masters: code architecture, code management, unit testing, and deployment tools.

What You'll Take Home with You

You don't just get the course, you get goodies:

Total Documentation, Baby: big, thick print-out of all slides, in a binder, perfect for taking notes during class (and reviewing, later on!)
Free bonus! You'll also be able to put the hurt on slowness in your spare time, with a complimentary copy of JavaScript Performance Rocks! (which would otherwise cost you a cool $39)

Not to mention a learning hangover. One of the good kinds.

Q&A Sessions Included

This course is highly interactive!

You have at your disposal, for questions and assistance, the inimitable Austrian Thomas Fuchs, author of Scriptaculous and a Prototype.js core team member, and Amy Hoy, famed for her right-brainy Ruby and JavaScript tutorials.

The Location: Learn in Style

The Newthinking Store is conveniently located in Berlin Mitte, just a few blocks from the Oranienburger Tor U-Bahn station. It's even closer to the S-bahn station.

The address is:

newthinking store GmbH
Tucholskystrasse 48
10117 Berlin

Click here for a map.

Secure your seat today!

We're limiting the class to just 20 people (a small class is a good class!), and we're expecting to sell out—and quick, too. We'd hate to hear from you that you wanted to come but didn't get a seat in time, so if you want to attend, please don't hesitate! Register early!

For the full-day, no-holds-barred, full-frontal course, workbook, and our book and performance tool, you pay only... 349 Euros.

Need a special receipt? No problem. Go ahead and grab your ticket, and then let us know by email.

Amy Hoy

Amy Hoy Amy's the most famousest designer in the Ruby on Rails world, known for her gut-bustingly funny laugh-out-loud tutorials, great explanatory graphics, and apt metaphors. She's got over 10 years' experience in explaining technical concepts in an entertaining and understandable way.

You may know her from her site, Slash7 or her writing in .Net Magazine and ThinkVitamin. She's @amyhoy on Twitter.

Thomas Fuchs

Thomas Fuchs Thomas' script.aculo.us framework was created during the development of one of the most highly interactive applications the Web had ever seen. And it's gone on to be used in such web sites & applications as CNN.com, NASA.gov, IKEA.com, Me.com and more.

Thomas is currently working on scripty 2, future versions of Prototype and consulting with large companies for their craziest, stickiest JavaScript needs.

He writes about JavaScript and web technology at mir.aculo.us and on Twitter @thomasfuchs.