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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">FutureTalk Summer Series with Eryn O'Neil</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2014-09-08T18:00:00" datetime="2014-09-08T18:00:00">Monday, September 8, 2014 from 6</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2014-09-08T19:00:00" datetime="2014-09-08T19:00:00">7pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202392091'><span class='fn org p-name'>New Relic</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> <div class="street-address p-street-address">111 SW 5th Avenue, Suite 2700</div> <span class="locality p-locality">Portland</span> , <span class="region p-region">Oregon</span> <span class="postal-code p-postal-code">97204</span> <div class="country-name p-country-name">United States</div> (<a href='https://maps.google.com/maps?q=111%20SW%205th%20Avenue,%20Suite%202700,%20Portland%20Oregon%2097204%20United%20States'>map</a>) </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <h2>Programmers Can UX Too</h2> <p>Programmers have a bad reputation when it comes to UX, but it’s time to set the record straight: It isn’t because we don’t care! It’s because we fall in the trap of thinking we can design a user interface and write it at the same time when, the truth is, these processes require different kinds of thinking. But learning how to unlock that part of your brain is worth it– and you’ll be surprised at what you already know. From one developer to another, this talk will discuss why you should think critically about the interfaces you write and give you some strategies you can start applying right away.</p> <p>This talk is aimed at developers, both front-end and server-side, who implement user interfaces but may not have training in UX. And the truth is, ALL programmers implement user interfaces; sometimes the user is another developer (in the case of an API) or a more advanced user (for a command-line tool), but all software has its users.</p> <p><em>Doors will open at 5:30, and the presentation will begin right at 6p. The food and drinks are provided by Bellagios and New Relic.</em></p> <p><strong>Please RSVP via Eventbrite <a href="http://bit.ly/1qp19iL">HERE</a></strong></p> <p><em>Eryn O'Neil is a PHP web developer (LAMP, naturally) and technical lead at Clockwork Active Media in Minneapolis, MN. There, she has worked on everything from e-commerce to online promotions to building a CMS. Her philosophy? Simple: Write software that’s easy to maintain and even easier to use. Based in Saint Paul, MN, Eryn spends most of her free time swing and blues dancing, rock climbing, and wishing it weren’t snowing.</em></p> <p>› FutureTalk is brought to you by <a href="http://www.newrelic.com">New Relic</a> in collaboration with <a href="http://www.techoregon.org">TAO</a></p> </div> </div>