Marcus Westin

Marcus Westin
Javascript Engineer, Meebo

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Marcus Westin has been working with Meebo since 2008. He’s all about the web and enjoys his javascript in the raw, sans library. Before Marcus came to Meebo he spent his spare time learning the ins and outs of frontend technology while studying for a BS in computer science at the University of Chicago. Catch him on a good day and he won’t stop talking about the open web. 

Marcus has previously spoken at OSCAMP on decoupling data and UI layers and given a lightning talk at Ajax Experience on unobtrusive javascript Inclusion using iframes. He also frequents the various bay area js meetups as a speaker, audience member, and organizer.

Sessions

2:30pm Thursday, 06/24/2010
Building Fast Webapps, Fast (Lessons From Creating the Meebo Bar)
Web Performance Ballroom AB
Marcus Westin (Meebo), Martin Hunt (Game Closure)
The Meebo Bar is served to more than a hundred million users on thousands of websites. If it performs badly those websites suffer. It *has* to be fast. In "Building Fast Webapps, Fast" we will tell stories of dealing with performance challenges while building the Meebo Bar. Listen in and learn how you can take ownership of your web product's performance without neglecting feature development. Read more.

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