Don Burks
Don Burks is the Technical Lead for Sphere, building a platform for personal coaches and clients. Prior to that, he spent five years as Head Instructor of Lighthouse Labs, he's done a dozen startups, worked for Microsoft and MetroLyrics, and has distinguished himself throughout his 21-year career as an educator, innovator, and author. He is the author of Principles of Project Planning and leads national initiatives in bringing Computational Thinking and Coding into public education in Canada.
I'm speaking at...
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FullStack London 2019 - The Conference on JavaScript, Node & Internet of Things
Three days in London
FullStack 2019 returns to London in its sixth edition during July. Now hosted at the Business Design Centre, FullStack London has been growing each year and still remains the best place to connect with the international JavaScript community!
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Talks I've Given
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Build A Blockchain In JavaScript
Featuring Don Burks
Right now, if you say Blockchain in a sentence ten times, someone funds your company. It's a hot technology, which a lot of people either swear by or swear at. Don would like to demonstrate in 45 minutes the basics of implementing a blockchain using just JavaScript/Node live.
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How Getting Hit In The Head Made Me A Better Developer
Featuring Don Burks
On September 11, 2012, Don was hit by a car and thrown head-first into the side of a building. In addition to the post-concussion symptoms, there was also the issue of being able to eventually get back to work and finding out whether Don could still do it.
Don will share some insights about his...
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