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Juan Pablo Buriticá
June 26, 2014
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CSS: Chemistry, Soups and Salads
Talk given at @manhattan_js
Juan Pablo Buriticá
June 26, 2014
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Transcript
CSS: Chemistry, Soups and Salads @buritica
★ VP of Engineering - Ride ★ Born and raised
in Colombia, with an O ★ Organizer of multiple events of JS Juan Pablo Buriticá
This talk will be just like CSS
It’s about many things, but nothing in particular
This talk is not about programming
It’s about three things that I have always been passionate
about
An exploration on how my past lives prepared my for
my current life as a programmer
3 Past Lives ★Chemistry ★Cooking ★Computers
Chemistry
Chemistry ★ BS of Sc. Biotechnology - Australia 2003 ★Pharmaceutical
Chemistry - Colombia 2005 ★Taught Analytical Chemistry - 2006
Cooking
Cooking ★Diploma in World Cuisine - Bogota 2005
Libronz Tapas ★Wollongong, Australia -2003 ★Dish-washer ★Cold Prep ★Server
Hotel La Fontana ★Bogotá, Colombia (not NJ) ★Prep Cook ★Line
Cook ★Head of Buffet
Hotel La Fontana ★Bogotá, Colombia (not NJ) ★Prep Cook ★Line
Cook ★Head of Buffet
Computers
Computers ★Fix networks ★Fix printers ★Reinstall windows ★MySpace
Early lessons in programming
The lab and the kitchen taught me
to care about my tools
Lab ★Graphing Calculator ★Lab equipment
Kitchen ★Knives ★Pots
Software ★Editor ★Languages
to care about the quality of my ingredients
Lab ★Reagents ★Solvents ★Catalyzers
Kitchen ★Fresh ★Not processed
Software ★Libraries ★Frameworks
to optimize my workflow
Lab ★Equipment setup ★Procedures
Kitchen ★Muscle Memory ★Station Layout ★Towels
Software ★Dotfiles ★Shortcuts
to be clean and organized
Lab ★ Hood ★ Work-station Contamination
Kitchen ★Separation ★Constant cleaning
Software ★Readability ★Refactoring
to complement theory with lots of practice
Lab ★ All the journals
Kitchen ★All the cookbooks
Software ★All the blogs
to respect deadlines
Lab ★ Reaction limits
Kitchen ★People gotta eat!!
Software ★People want to send their yo’s yo
to understand time and effort
Lab ★ Length of reaction ★ Catalysts ★ Length of
physical and chemical operations ★ Documented
Kitchen ★Prep time ★Cooking time ★Documented
Software ★We have no idea what we’re doing
to learn how to learn
Learning to learn ★ Master the basics ★ Copy the
masters ★ Reinvent the wheel ★ Research and Experiment ★ Create
Lab ★ Basic reactions and interactions ★ Aspirin Synthesis ★
Alcohol Distillation ★ New Compounds ★ New materials, medicines
Kitchen ★Mixes, temperatures, etc. ★Cordon Bleu ★Anything with eggs ★New
ingredients, flavors, techniques
Software ★variables, functions, syntaxes ★Blog, Todo App, Shopping Cart ★Own
framework, library ★New APIs and functionality ★New products, libraries and frameworks
humility
trust
respect
Art + Science
I <3 what I do
Demo
Na(Alginate) + CaCl2 -> 2 NaCl + Ca(Alginate)
10g Sodium Alginate
Dissolve in 1000g of distilled water
Let it sit for a while
Strawberries
Strain Puree
Discard seeds
Strained Puree
Strawberry Puree
Strawberry Puree
The Setup
Little drops
Strawberry Caviar!!!
Thanks ★ Juan Pablo Buriticá ★ @buritica ★ http://buriti.ca