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UbuCon is held in conjunction with SCaLE 10x, the 10th annual SoCal Linux Expo.

Jan 20-22, 2012
Hilton Los Angeles Airport

Session: Customizing Unity

Richard Gaskin's talk will explore tools for customizing Ubuntu's Unity interface to tailor it with all the flexibility we love with Linux.



Past Events

RevLive 2011

April 26-29, 2011
Dolce Hayes Mansion Hotel
San Jose, California



Session: Deploying to Linux

Richard will show how easy it can be to add Linux to the platforms your LiveCode apps support, including an overview of the OS and the market opportunities it represent.

UbuCon is held in conjunction with SCaLE 9x, the 9th annual SoCal Linux Expo.

Feb 25-27, 2011
Hilton Los Angeles Airport



Session: From OS X to Ubuntu

Richard Gaskin's talk will help other Ubuntu users coming from a Mac background get the most out of their new OS.

MacTech Conference

November 3-5, 2010
Sheraton Universal Hotel
Universal City, California


Session: Cross-platform Application Design

Richard presented an overview of the challenges in designing HIG-savvy GUI apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux, with a dscussion of tools and techniques.


Museum of Man 34th Annual Rock Art Symposium

November 7, 2009
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA



Session: Opportunities for the Avocational Archaeologist in Documenting Rock Art Sites

Drawing from his recent experience with a rock art site in the western Mojave desert, Richard described his efforts in documenting the site for the California State Registry of Historic Places.

Revolution Live 2008

May 8-11, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada

Session: Files and Documents

A review of best practices for document-centric applications built with Revolution (since renamed "LiveCode"), including storage options, handling preferences across platforms, factoring code for reuse, and an introduction to building frameworks to handle common tasks.


RevCon West 2006

June 16-17
Monterey, California

Session: The Bionic App: A Case Study

Challenges and opportunities in growing a code base across multiple versions.

Session: Revolution Design Patterns (with Ken Ray)

Ken Ray and Richard described six common design patterns representing best practices for crafting applications with Revolution/LiveCode.




RevCon Malta

November 3-6, 2006
Valetta, Malta

Fourth World sponsored a cocktail reception at this international developer conference.
RevCon West 2005

June 17-18
Monterey, California

Session: Extending the Message Path

Using backScripts, frontScript, and libraries to extend the Revolution/LiveCode message path.

Session: Scripting Conventions (with Ken Ray)

Using "Hungarian-lite" notation to improve code readability and lower maintainence costs.


RevCon Malta

November 2004
Valetta, Malta

Session: Introduction to the Revolution Message Path

Described how to work effectively with Revolution/LiveCode's message path.