Like the early pioneers of the west, Frontier Developers explore the vast untamed regions of software development, pushing the boundaries of what is possible in a never-ending quest to find better ways of doing things. Twice a month, we host a presentation and get-together open to all software developers interested in continuous self-improvement. Topics might include: Functional programming; Introduction to new programming languages; Distributed data storage; Extreme testing; Web scalability; L …

While there are some great groups in town that discuss a bunch of cool languages, there wasn't one that focused specifically on the language that you and I both love, JavaScript. Until now. These are fascinating times for JavaScript development, and this group will attempt to explore topics including, but by no means limited to: * the power of raw JavaScript; * Ajax; * libraries like jQuery and Prototype; * techniques for building your own library; * server-side JavaScript with Node.js; * opt …

The Gist Open source software is making a tremendous contribution to our advancement as a society. We believe that more people are willing to make a contribution to open source software. We are here to lower that barrier of entry and help you get started on your next open source contribution. If you aren't immediately sold on the idea, here are a few great reasons to get involved: It's good practice It's good for your resume It's good for your portfolio It's good for society as a whole See? Th …