@donutjs

THIS EVENT IS NO LONGER ACTIVE; THIS ACCOUNT IS NOT CHECKED. • Monthly event with talks on tech, community, and creativity served with donuts and friendliness.

 Portland, OR
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Hello friends! It’s been a while. It is with heavy, donut-laden hearts that we formally announce that Donut.js is winding down. Please see donutjs.club for a longer farewell note. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for making Donut.js so wonderful. 🍩‿🍩
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Sad to see @donutjs end, but so thankful for all the amazing events we were fortunate enough to attend 🍩❤️
Donut.js 🍩@donutjs4 Apr 2022
Hello friends! It’s been a while. It is with heavy, donut-laden hearts that we formally announce that Donut.js is winding down. Please see donutjs.club for a longer farewell note. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for making Donut.js so wonderful. 🍩‿🍩
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So sorry to see this go. One of the best things I ever got to go to and see grow (and even brush up my open source chops building once or twice). 🍩💙🍩
Donut.js 🍩@donutjs4 Apr 2022
Hello friends! It’s been a while. It is with heavy, donut-laden hearts that we formally announce that Donut.js is winding down. Please see donutjs.club for a longer farewell note. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone for making Donut.js so wonderful. 🍩‿🍩
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One of my coworkers found my @donutjs talk and thought it was delightful! Lololol! Better late than never for recognition?
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Hi friends! Quick update: We moved our money to @opencollect (opencollective.com/donutjs). We’re saving funds for future events, but had more than we need so we donated to Warm Springs Community Action Team (wscat.org) and Black Resilience Fund (@blackresiliency).
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Under normal circumstances, we would be half an hour into Donut.js right now. We hope you’re all doing okay! We miss you all a lot and can’t wait to see you again. Stay safe, wear a mask, wash your hands, and if you can find a way to eat donuts, do so. 🍩‿🍩
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Hi everybody, we hope you and yours are safe and healthy! Now that we won’t be meeting in person for a while, how would you feel about a virtual/online Donut.js?
55%Yes! Please!
27%Maybe!
5%Nah, I can wait!
14%[just show the results]
22 votes • Final results
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The video for my talk @donutjs on making podcasts accessible though machine learning transcription is up! Check it out! I’m happy to answer any questions people might have 😁 youtube.com/watch?v=NOcdJQW5…

Seeing Sound: Making Podcasts Accessible - Ben Kassman - Donut.js...

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Good afternoon, donut friends. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Donut.js will be on hiatus until it’s safe to meet up again. We will not be meeting in March or April or until stated otherwise. Be safe, be careful, and we’ll enjoy a donut with you soon.
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Surprised to find I am not completely horrified by watching a video of myself speak, and it’s great to learn from 🤓 Check out my talk on How To Support The Junior Dev On Your Team as told by a jr dev 🎉
Donut.js 🍩@donutjs9 Mar 2020
🍩 February 2020 talk videos are here! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… ⬆️ @thecaitcode on supporting junior developers! 🎙 @kassman_ben on transcribing podcasts! 💙 Lexa Whitehurst on nuerodivergence and tech! 💚 sponsor @oktadev 📹 producer @aaronpk 📄 captions @stenoknight

February 2020

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🍩 February 2020 talk videos are here! youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… ⬆️ @thecaitcode on supporting junior developers! 🎙 @kassman_ben on transcribing podcasts! 💙 Lexa Whitehurst on nuerodivergence and tech! 💚 sponsor @oktadev 📹 producer @aaronpk 📄 captions @stenoknight

February 2020

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Hi all. Due to scheduling issues and coronavirus concerns, Donut.js will not be happening in March. We intend to resume Donut.js in April and hope to see you then.
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🍩‿🍩📣 Would you or somebody you know give a great talk at Donut.js? We’ve got slots open in March and April! Submit your talk here: donutjs.club/speak
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🧪 Today at @AlchemyCodeLab! Check out the full-stack apps their Intensive Career Track students have built in just a week, followed by drinks and snacks. 2pm demos, 5pm social hour. RSVP to [email protected] and tell ‘em a little donut told you!
Join us! Alchemy’s Demo Day Full Stack JavaScript Apps. February 18, 2020. 2pm with social hour at 5pm. 30 NW 10th Ave, Portland. Come see the final projects of our intensive career track program. Working in small teams, students develop a full stack JavaScript app in a one-week sprint using React and Redux on the front-end with NodeJS/Express and MongoDB on the back-end. RSVP to info@alchemycodelab.com.

ALT Join us! Alchemy’s Demo Day Full Stack JavaScript Apps. February 18, 2020. 2pm with social hour at 5pm. 30 NW 10th Ave, Portland. Come see the final projects of our intensive career track program. Working in small teams, students develop a full stack JavaScript app in a one-week sprint using React and Redux on the front-end with NodeJS/Express and MongoDB on the back-end. RSVP to [email protected].

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SO MANY THANK YOUS for a great Donut.js: 🍩 speakers @thecaitcode and @kassman_ben and Lexa Whitehurst 🍩 organizers and volunteers 🍩 captioner @stenoknight 🍩 sponsors @vmware and @oktadev and @NotionHQ 🍩 host @AlchemyCodeLab! See you in March!
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Yesss we need more hosts! So excited to see the first participants in the program have a great experience! If you can spare half a day to support a junior dev sign up here 👉🏻 forms.gle/5RCEdxDxKWARwUGi8

ShadowTechPDX Host Info

Thank you for being a host! Aspiring and junior developers will find the experience of spending a few hours in your shadow invaluable. How does this work? You'll give us some info here, and we'll...

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Donut.js 🍩@donutjs26 Feb 2020
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And @thecaitcode is starting a new mentoring program called ShadowTechPDX that is looking for junior developers and hosts! Talk to her to learn more and get involved!
A person giving a talk at a podium in front to a room full of people in chairs. Behind the speaker is a projector screen: “want to help an aspiring junior dev right now? ShadowTextPDX”

ALT A person giving a talk at a podium in front to a room full of people in chairs. Behind the speaker is a projector screen: “want to help an aspiring junior dev right now? ShadowTextPDX”

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Lexa Whitehurst shared her story of neurodivergence in tech and how we can nurture a diverse tech environment. When we say “culture fit,” we should seek to add folks who *complement* the existing environment, rather than replicating those already in it, and then *support* them!
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Next up, @kassman_ben tells us about using machine learning to provide transcriptions for podcasts. Here, he shows us a side-by-side diff of an automated transcription and the same transcript corrected by hand. The automated version is 94% correct!
A person giving a talk at a podium in front to a room full of people in chairs. Behind the speaker is a projector screen with a side-by-side diff of an automated transcription fixed up by a person.

ALT A person giving a talk at a podium in front to a room full of people in chairs. Behind the speaker is a projector screen with a side-by-side diff of an automated transcription fixed up by a person.

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And Ben reminds us: • JS can alleviate a lot of the costs preventing people from making their podcasts accessible. • Automation isn’t perfect, and accessibility effects still require human intervention! • Involve people in your accessibility project who will be affected by it!
A person giving a talk at a podium in front to a room full of people in chairs. Behind the speaker is a projector screen: • Accessibility is important • JS can alleviate a lot of the costs preventing people from making their podcasts accessible • JS isn’t perfect, and accessibility effects still require human intervention • Involve people in your accessibility project who will be affected by it

ALT A person giving a talk at a podium in front to a room full of people in chairs. Behind the speaker is a projector screen: • Accessibility is important • JS can alleviate a lot of the costs preventing people from making their podcasts accessible • JS isn’t perfect, and accessibility effects still require human intervention • Involve people in your accessibility project who will be affected by it

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