"Introducing Backbone.js" by Michael Lovitt - Backbone.js is a library that provides a structured manner for developers of client-heavy applications to keep their data in sync between the HTML UI, the JavaScript logic, and their database. Its models afford CRUD operations, as well as validation and built-in callbacks for the views to handle any changes in their attributes. Slides: files.meetup.com "Applications of Genetic Programming on the Web" by Darius Roberts - Almost-random sequences can be used to construct and evolve useful programs based on user-input through the web. This presentation will include two quick Rack-based demos and a single-serving of theory.