Golden Functions (CI/CX) Talk at HamOntJS
ZIM Founder, Dan Zen (Dr. Abstract) gave a talk on Four Golden Functions at the HamOntJS meetup in Hamilton at CoMotion on King. There was an excellent vibe and the audience. Zen noted that there was a good mix of folks from industry and educational institutions – also a good gender mix contrary to photo as five women were lounging in the front right, others were at the back and three were at the table from which the photo was taken (thanks Margaret for the pic). It was nice to go out for beers afterwards as well!
Zen has been building ZIM at https://zimjs.com for 4 or 5 years and these are some of the efficiencies that he has applied to ZIM to help with code interface and coder experience (CI/CX). The following are links to the code files and the YouTube ZIM Explore vids:
DUO – traditional or config object parameters
https://zimjs.com/explore/golden/duo.html
https://youtu.be/cfWoor1d9WI
PICK – delayed dynamic parameters
https://zimjs.com/explore/golden/pick.html
https://youtu.be/34MzH0siQeg
ZIMON – any object to string and back
https://zimjs.com/explore/golden/zimon.html
https://youtu.be/vYvarZ6zmD4
DISTILL – minify only code used in app
https://zimjs.com/explore/golden/distill.html
https://youtu.be/SlU26FrO4Ag
Dan Zen also teaches at Sheridan College in Interactive Media. He has given dozens and dozens of talks on various technology and the creative process. Here is his Museum Exhibit: Dan Zen Technology Talks as of a few years back. Since then he has done a TedX talk on Creativity and a number of talks and workshops on ZIM at schools and conferences. Thanks Juneau for the shot below!
HamOntJS https://www.meetup.com/HamOnt-JavaScript/ is a JavaScript meetup in Hamilton that do monthly events – this talk was the fourth event. The atmosphere is chill and the brains are turned on. Often there is free pizza!
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