Talk proposal: JavaScript Closer to the Metal (2015. january)

[flaki]

Title

JavaScript closer to the metal

Description

Early days alert & scrolling titlebars' JavaScript has gone a long way. Through standardization (EcmaScript) and widespread use it has made its way to virtually every digital device of the new millenia. Through this long journey the IoT slowly seems to transcend into a world of JoT (JavaScript of Things).

After a brief introduction to the journey we will have a sneak peek into how JavaScript is starting to conquer the hardware & embedded landscape — previously reserved for systems languages closer to the metal.

Draft

How it all started: JavaScript growing up

• the first lower-level DOM-APIs + standardization (EcmaScript)
• i.e. Geolocation, Battery API

  A small step for the curious JavaScripter but a big Leap for the open web

  JavaScript conquering the frontend, backend* & apps

• node.js: filesystem access, low-level network access, etc...
• single-page apps
• packaged webview-apps

* and the commandline

Onwards & upwards!

JoT - JavaScript of Things**

JS on Arduino & dedicated hardware based on JavaScript (i.e.: Tessel) accessing & programming all kinds of hardware via simple JS interfaces.*

(* possible TESSEL demo driving the dig-ole OLED matrix display)

Accessible & affordable JS devices, apps & IoT:

• Firefox OS and Jan OS
• Firefox OS introducing JS hardware bindings for small embedded systems (they call these _mobile phone_s ;) )
• Jan OS giving the above thing to your own hands w/ hackable hardware & a simple JS command(line)!

BONUS!

Low level API-s do not stop at mobile/IoT/hardware!

The Extensible Web is at our doorsteps!

Object.observe, Service Workers, Audio API, WebAnimations were just the begining — giving low-level functionality into the hands of web developers will change the web-as-we-know-it FUNDAMENTALLY!
(coming soon to a browser near you: sensors, hardware, webcrypto, event loop handling, codecs & more!)

[gergelyke]

:+1:

[turbo5]

nice!