PSST! I've Got a Presentation Next Week – JavaScript Library Comparisons
I am cranking through some code examples and plenty of research for this thing. It should kick incredible amounts of JavaScript ass. Come to think of it, it's a ninety minute presentation, so it better kick ass 
I'm going to look at load times, execution times, ySlow scores, codebase and add pure editorial commentary for several popular libraries (at minimum, jQuery, YUI, Prototype, and Dojo), as well as pure JavaScript and my own bare-bones library.
If you're a Boston JavaScript nerd, I hope to see you there.
Here's the description:
Our next JavaScript Meetup will be held on Thursday, April 30th at Microsoft Research Center located at One Memorial Drive in Cambridge. You should come to the 11th floor to be let in. There is also parking available at a cheap evening rate in the building.
Rob Larsen , Principal Presentation Engineer at Cramer, will demonstrate comparisons between raw JavaScript and utilizing the more popular JavaScript libraries currently available.
After the presentation | demonstration, we will go around the room introducing ourselves and asking the group for advice | opinions on any JavaScript-related issues members are facing.
Microsoft will provide pizza again. What a nice company!
Please RSVP and bring guests. We always have lots of pizza left over.
And the meetup.com link:
Rob, I would make sure you're expecting questions/comments during and after the presentation. I think we only have the room for two hours, 90 mins of pure presentation material might be too much if not taking into account discussion time.
This topic is great for this group; from the last meeting there was a handful of people I talked to that were wondering about the different JavaScript frameworks and which one they should choose.
I'm looking forward to next week and seeing what you've come up with.
I've been aiming for 10 minutes per library of presentation time and then five minutes for questions.
The code samples are REALLY short, so once we go through the plain JavaScript version, the differences in the libraries should be pretty easy to move through.