gregfranko

Obviously, the getUserMedia aspect of the project can't be done server-side, but we can look into supporting the existing video->GIF and images->GIF logic.

Rich, you are the best

Gifshot also includes getUserMedia (webcam) functionality, is a full client-side solution, and has a simple API (easier to use than gif.js)

This is client-side JS solution. Completely different.

My presentation focused on creating new tools, but it is important to understand the concepts so that you can contribute to existing tools. Maybe in the future you will contribute to TypeScript.

Yea, I used Bespoke.js (http://markdalgleish.com/projects/bespoke.js/). Bespoke has a really nice Yeoman generator (https://github.com/markdalgleish/generator-bespoke) that makes it easy to get started and to deploy to Github Pages.

In terms of the converting to PDF (to upload to Speaker Deck), it is recommended to just save the webpage to PDF in chrome or another browser that supports this feature (you can do this by beginning the print process and then changing to 'Save as PDF')

Bespoke has a print stylesheet, which is why the styles are still kept.

If only everyone on Hacker News was as nice as you Rich

Yep, exported it to Speaker Deck =) http://gregfranko.com/blog/building-javascript-tools/

Added instructions =)

Now now, don't be mean. You can also view the presentation here: http://gregfranko.com/blog/building-javascript-tools/

I agree with you that functional programming really shines. I love using the lodash where() method when analyzing ASTs.

You can also view the presentation here: http://gregfranko.com/blog/building-javascript-tools/ It has been exported to speaker deck

I presented this talk at jQuery San Diego last week (http://events.jquery.org/2014/san-diego/), so I'll link to the video when it is up!

If you want to see how to use Backbone.js and Require.js together, check out my boilerplate project- https://github.com/gfranko/Backbone-Require-Boilerplate

What would be an alternative to having said god object?

There are a bunch of reasons SelectBoxIt is a better choice for single option select boxes than Chosen or Select2:

1. Mobile and Tablet Support - The native "wheel" interface is presented on the popular mobile and tablet devices. SelectBoxIt also allows you the flexibility to write your own mobile detection script in case you only want to target certain devices.

2. Theming support - SelectBoxIt currently supports theming your drop down's using Twitter Bootstrap, jQueryUI, or jQuery Mobile stylesheets. More popular CSS frameworks are in the roadmap.

3. More intuitive search algorithm - Instead of appearing as a combo box, SelectBoxIt does not present a "Not Found" result. If a search result is not found, then SelectBoxIt will look for the next best option.

4. Better event support - SelectBoxIt triggers over 24 native and custom events on the original select box that your code can listen to.

5. Better method API - SelectBoxIt supports over 14 methods, including methods that neither Chosen nor Select2 support (disable single options, refresh, etc)

6. Custom Builds - SelectBoxIt offers you the ability to create custom builds via a UI interface: http://gregfranko.com/jquery.selectBoxIt.js/customDownload.h...

What is your beef with jQuery plugins?