CSS: Chemistry, Soups and Salads

Talk given at @manhattan_js

1. CSS: Chemistry, Soups and Salads @buritica
2. ★ VP of Engineering - Ride ★ Born and raised in Colombia, with an O ★ Organizer of multiple events of JS Juan Pablo Buriticá
3. This talk will be just like CSS
4. It’s about many things, but nothing in particular
5. This talk is not about programming
6. It’s about three things that I have always been passionate about
7. An exploration on how my past lives prepared my for my current life as a programmer
8. 3 Past Lives ★Chemistry ★Cooking ★Computers
9. Chemistry
10. Chemistry ★ BS of Sc. Biotechnology - Australia 2003 ★Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Colombia 2005 ★Taught Analytical Chemistry - 2006
11. Cooking
12. Cooking ★Diploma in World Cuisine - Bogota 2005
13. Libronz Tapas ★Wollongong, Australia -2003 ★Dish-washer ★Cold Prep ★Server
14. Hotel La Fontana ★Bogotá, Colombia (not NJ) ★Prep Cook ★Line Cook ★Head of Buffet
15. Hotel La Fontana ★Bogotá, Colombia (not NJ) ★Prep Cook ★Line Cook ★Head of Buffet
16. Computers
17. Computers ★Fix networks ★Fix printers ★Reinstall windows ★MySpace
18. Early lessons in programming
19. The lab and the kitchen taught me
20. to care about my tools
21. Lab ★Graphing Calculator ★Lab equipment
22. Kitchen ★Knives ★Pots
23. Software ★Editor ★Languages
24. to care about the quality of my ingredients
25. Lab ★Reagents ★Solvents ★Catalyzers
26. Kitchen ★Fresh ★Not processed
27. Software ★Libraries ★Frameworks
28. to optimize my workflow
29. Lab ★Equipment setup ★Procedures
30. Kitchen ★Muscle Memory ★Station Layout ★Towels
31. Software ★Dotfiles ★Shortcuts
32. to be clean and organized
33. Lab ★ Hood ★ Work-station Contamination
34. Kitchen ★Separation ★Constant cleaning
35. Software ★Readability ★Refactoring
36. to complement theory with lots of practice
37. Lab ★ All the journals
38. Kitchen ★All the cookbooks
39. Software ★All the blogs
40. to respect deadlines
41. Lab ★ Reaction limits
42. Kitchen ★People gotta eat!!
43. Software ★People want to send their yo’s yo
44. to understand time and effort
45. Lab ★ Length of reaction ★ Catalysts ★ Length of physical and chemical operations ★ Documented
46. Kitchen ★Prep time ★Cooking time ★Documented
47. Software ★We have no idea what we’re doing
48. to learn how to learn
49. Learning to learn ★ Master the basics ★ Copy the masters ★ Reinvent the wheel ★ Research and Experiment ★ Create
50. Lab ★ Basic reactions and interactions ★ Aspirin Synthesis ★ Alcohol Distillation ★ New Compounds ★ New materials, medicines
51. Kitchen ★Mixes, temperatures, etc. ★Cordon Bleu ★Anything with eggs ★New ingredients, flavors, techniques
52. Software ★variables, functions, syntaxes ★Blog, Todo App, Shopping Cart ★Own framework, library ★New APIs and functionality ★New products, libraries and frameworks
53. humility
54. trust
55. respect
56. Art + Science
57. I <3 what I do
58. Demo
59. Na(Alginate) + CaCl2 -> 2 NaCl + Ca(Alginate)
60. 10g Sodium Alginate
61. Dissolve in 1000g of distilled water
62. Let it sit for a while
63. Strawberries
64. Strain Puree
65. Discard seeds
66. Strained Puree
67. Strawberry Puree
68. Strawberry Puree
69. The Setup
70. Little drops
71. Strawberry Caviar!!!
72. Thanks ★ Juan Pablo Buriticá ★ @buritica ★ http://buriti.ca