Boy Baukema (Jun 12, 2009)
at Dutch PHP Conference 2009 (English - US)
Like PHP, JavaScript suffers from bad PR.
Like PHP, JavaScript is easy to learn but hard to master.
In this talk these and more comparisons will be drawn between the two languages.
The main weaknesses and strengths of JavaScript will be discussed and compared to PHP.
Among the strengths of JavaScript, the two key concepts of JavaScript will be explained:
- Lambda functions
- Closures
Examples will be given of closures and lambda functions in JavaScript and they will be compared
to the implementation of these same features in the upcoming PHP 5.3.
And through comparison the speaker will demonstrate that the two languages are quite similar.
You will walk away from this presentation with:
- a better understanding of the position of both languages
- a working knowledge of closures and lambda functions in both languages
- all the tools you'll need to start the process of becoming a better JavaScript developer
- 8 reasons you can give your fellow PHP developers for loving JavaScript.
Quicklink: http://joind.in/588
Jun 12, 2009, 20:26 by ianb
I think a lot of people were expecting more javascript, but it was actually a reasons to use javascript if you're a PHP guy (which is retrospect is right there in the title). I enjoyed the comparisons between languages - though if anything the more unusual stuff was about php itself.
Jun 13, 2009, 19:28 by Anonymous
I expected (hoped for?) a little more in-depth technical talk, so it did not really meet my expectations. However, it was a good talk.
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Jun 12, 2009, 20:25 by Intrepidity
Interesting talk, but i personally hoped it would be a little more in-depth.. That was just my expectation though, not a problem with the talk :)