Amplify.js, jQuery, CoffeeScript (Interview)

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Wynn caught up with Mike Hostetler and Scott González from AppendTo to talk about Amplify.js, jQuery, CoffeeScript, Microsoft, the web, and open source.

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Show Notes:

AppendTo offers training and consulting for jQuery.
Amplify.js is a set of components designed to solve common web application problems with a simplistic API.
Mike Hostetler is CEO at AppendTo.
Scott González works on jQuery UI.
amplify.request makes building JavaScript API wrapper easier, providing hooks for mocking transport and payload transformation.
amplify.store is a wrapper for various persistent client-side storage systems and provides advanced features such as cache expiration.
Amplify’s PubSub system provides offers advanced options for handling custom events including priority.
The AppendTo guys weigh in on the all-in-one vs. best-of-breed JavaScript framework debate.
Wynn asks how Microsoft’s adoption of jQuery has led to its adoption.
DamianEdwards worked to get jQuery UI packages for Nuget.
Rails now includes CoffeeScript by default.
Wynn loves cake.
CommonJS aims to create a standard library for JavaScript.
Keep an eye out for AppendTo’s new Learn site, a JavaScript 101 course for newcomers.

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