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Event Title:	JavaScript - Beyond the Curly Braces
Event Description:	One of the greatest problems with JavaScript is its superficial syntax resemblance of C-style languages. We call it the curse of the curly braces. That is also a very large source of frustration for developers trying to learn JavaScript beyond the basics. Thinking that JavaScript is somehow related to Java or even "It's almost like C# but a little simpler" is an unfortunate and common occurrence that can only lead to trouble. In this session we will analyze some of the fundamental differences between JavaScript and C#/Java. We will highlight the pitfalls that can trap us and the appropriate workarounds for them. Time permitting and if there's interest we will take a look at Idiomatic JavaScript, which will help us understand how JavaScript is being written these days. Learning about this will also help you when trying to read the source code or even the documentation and samples for popular JavaScript libraries like jQuery, Prototype, YUI, etc.
Event Time:	24 March 2009 18:00 to 24 March 2009 21:00 (GMT-6: Central Time US & Canada)
Event Location:	11475 N. 2nd Street, Machesney Park, Illinois, 61115, United States
Event URL:	http://rockforddotnet.net/UserGroup/Meetings/JavaScript---Beyond-the-Curly-Braces.aspx