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| Topic: |
AJAX in Action:
Asynchronous JavaScript And XML |
| Speakers: |
Darick Tong
Technical Lead, Gmail Front End
GoogleLydia Ash
QA Manager, Google
Author of The Web Testing Companion
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| Time and Date: |
April 27, 2006
6pm: Networking
6:30pm: Dinner (menu below)
7pm-8:15pm: Program and Q&A |
| Location: |
Google
Central Way Plaza, 720 4th Ave, 4th Floor,
Kirkland, WA 98033
MapDirections
will be posted shortly.
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Registration: |
Price: FREE, but spaces
are limited!
Register
online or leave voicemail at (206)781-7315.
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| Summary: |
Google will be providing both the
speakers for this exciting new dynamic web development language.
Topics covered will include:
- What is AJAX?
- Components of modern web
applications
- How Gmail works
- Pros and Cons of AJAX
- Public AJAX libraries
- Similar burgeoning technologies
- Testing AJAX applications
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| Speaker Bio:
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Darick Tong
Darick Tong is the technical lead
for the Gmail front end. With the development and release of
Gmail, Darick and his team innovated and popularized advanced
web application techniques now known as "AJAX". He continues
to work in this sphere of web applications, looking for new
ways to improve both software development and user experience.
Lydia Ash
A senior QA manager at Google,
Lydia brings both a technical point of view and a breadth of
scope to her talks. Formerly a manager at Microsoft, Lydia was
a member of the teams delivering large enterprise products such
as Microsoft Office and Microsoft Exchange, and managed the
testing for Microsoft Outlook Web Access. Now at Google Lydia
manages many teams of testers who are responsible for such projects
as Google Talk, Google Pack, Google SiteMaps, and Google Video
Player among others. Lydia's book The Web Testing Companion
has received much recognition as one of the foremost books on
testing web applications.
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| Registration Policy: |
Registration will be on a first-come first-serve basis.
All attendees must pre-register by noon, Monday, April 24, 2006.
No walk-ins will be allowed for this meeting, so be sure to
register early.
Registration for this meeting is limited to 50 people. If
you register and cannot attend, please let us know.
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Menu: |
Four Cheese Pesto Ravioli Sprinkled with Roasted Red Bell
Peppers Mixed Green Salad
Honey-Balsamic Glazed Chicken Breast
Two Dressings on the Side
Rustic Garlic Bread
Luscious Lemon
Bars With Candied Blueberries
Coffee Service, Wine, Beer and
mixed beverages |
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