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Douglas Crockford to Speak at NCSU

JavaScript guru Doug Crockford will be speaking at NCSU on Sept.8 as part of the University’s Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Executive Speakers Series.  The talk, “Programming Style and Your Brain,” will use JavaScript to illustrate how people can make choices that enable them to create programs with less errors and more beauty:

“Computer programs are the most complicated things that people make. Computer programs must be perfect, and people are not good at that. Given the forces that shaped our evolution, it is a miracle that we can do it at all. But there are positive choices that can reduce your error rate and enhance your beauty. This is demonstrated with JavaScript, one of our least perfect programming languages, but the lessons are universal.”

The talk will be held at 6PM on Sept.8 in room 1231 of Engineering Building II on NCSUs Centennial Campus. The talk is free to the public and seats are available on a first-come first-served basis. There may some standing room for late arrivals, but attendees are encouraged to arrive early to get a seat (there are approximately 180 available).  Free parking is available in the deck on Partner’s Way.