Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Live and In Person

Ah, well--my record for regular blogging holds up yet again. As always, I tend to get distracted from blogs as my attention is taken by "real life". This is not a good thing for y'all, but there it is.

The good news is that there is an opportunity coming up real soon to spend a whole day playing with jQuery nuts and bolts. I'm going to be teaching a pre-conference class for the CFUnited conference next month. The class is scheduled for August 11th. It's about jQuery and ColdFusion and how to make them work and play well together. Details are at http://www.cfunited.com.

So why should you attend? Let my bad example with this blog be your guide. I tend to focus much less on something of interest unless I take the time to focus on it completely. Making a day to focus on nothing but jQuery and front-end "magic" might be just the thing you need to step up to the next level in your development skills. If you're interested, please head over to the site right away. Space is limited, and it would be unfortunate if you got there after the class filled up.

Also, employers are often willing to pay for registration at courses like this, particularly if it will provide immediate benefit for your work. Go ahead and ask--maybe you'll get to go at their expense. Oh, and if your company needs to know something about your instructor, you can show 'em my publication list at ProtonArts.com or Amazon.com.

If you do decide to go, let me know. I'll look forward to seeing you there!