# Summary of #hplusroadmap IRC Discussion (Dec 1, 2012)

* A discussion about integrating Raspberry Pi with Arduino explored the concept of using a full Linux computer to control hardware projects, with the suggestion that TCP connections could enable universal control interfaces, though another participant compared this pursuit to the alchemical search for a "universal solvent."

* A biohacking meeting in Europe was shared via livestream links (http://www.justin.tv/dearcham1 and http://ustre.am/Rlho), with a side comment that the participant may have been removed from the diybio-eu mailing list.

* A GitHub project called "traffic-report" (https://github.com/girldevelopit/traffic-report) was discussed critically, as it claimed to detect human trafficking through analysis of online classified ads by extracting phone numbers, age and location data.

* Participants briefly discussed PostgreSQL and DNA as foundational technologies for biohacking when asked about what's at the forefront of the field.

* Several web development technologies were shared, including PhantomCSS (https://github.com/Huddle/PhantomCSS) for CSS regression testing, and ECMAScript Harmony proposals for JavaScript improvements including classes (http://wiki.ecmascript.org/doku.php?id=harmony:classes) and modules.

* A brief debate about CoffeeScript versus JavaScript touched on implementation quality issues, with concerns about CoffeeScript's dependency on Node.js/npm and the challenge of evolving programming language specifications.