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Sentilla Labs: A New Java Community Website: Sentilla Labs, a recently launched community website, offers developers a step-by-step guided tour through the project development process, allowing visitors to download code and illustrations and rapidly bring projects to life. Some projects at Sentilla Labs can be created with fewer than 100 lines of code. In addition, developers can upload and display their own projects with confidence because they retain all rights to their code.
Posted by van_riper on August 24, 2008 at 21:20 PST | Permalink
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Using the Google Collections Library for Java: In addition to the JUG that we run, Kevin Nilson and I also run the Silicon Valley Google Technology User Group (SV-GTUG). Sometimes, we have joint meetings like this one where the topic intersects Java Development and Google Technology. Kevin Bourrillion gave this talk at a recent SV-GTUG meeting. The talk is available for viewing on YouTube.
Posted by van_riper on August 15, 2008 at 23:11 PST | Permalink
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Call for Speakers: Silicon Valley Code Camp 11/8-9/2008: For the third year running, this Code Camp will be held at Foothill College in Los Altos, California. This will be my second year organizing the Java Speaker Track at Code Camp with the help of Kevin Nilson.
Posted by van_riper on July 06, 2008 at 23:26 PST | Permalink
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Community Wonderland: After seeing the latest updates on Project Wonderland during JavaOne combined with the great memories of hanging out recently at the java.net Community Corner in the Pavilion, I keep thinking about a year round virtual Community Corner implemented using Project Wonderland software on Sun hardware. A place where Java User Group (JUG) Leaders, Sun Java Champions and others from the Java developer community can gather virtually anytime.
Posted by van_riper on June 11, 2008 at 21:53 PST | Permalink
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JavaOne Day Two - Personal Highlights: Helping a high school student get a Sun SPOT from Sun for his school computer club has to be number one. The Java Champions BOF was pretty interesting. I wonder how many people know you don't have to be a Java Champion to attend this BOF. Bob Brewin, the Sun CTO, was taking questions from the Java Champions for the first half of this session. I was also fortunate to receive an invite to attend the NLJUG meeting with James Gosling at noon. On the party front, The Eclipse party at the Thirsty Bear was my favorite. However, I only attended 3 of the many parties going on that night. =)
Posted by van_riper on May 08, 2008 at 09:36 PST | Permalink
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JavaOne Day One - Personal Highlights: Seeing JavaFX application running on Android. Attending the JavaFX overview session by Christopher Oliver. Seeing Neil Young talk about the project to make his vast archive of musical work available using Java and Blue Ray technologies. He had been waiting since the 80's for the right combination of hardware and software technology to do this.
Posted by van_riper on May 07, 2008 at 08:44 PST | Permalink
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JavaOne Day Zero AKA CommunityOne: This year's CommunityOne was definitely an upgrade over last year. I thought it was pretty good last year too. The price performance was excellent and the turnout was good. My one gripe as a presenter was the lack of internet connectivity for my session.
Posted by van_riper on May 05, 2008 at 23:33 PST | Permalink
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The Most Amazing Thing Of All: ... is I get paid for doing this. JavaOne is next week and it is going to be so much fun. In particular, I am looking forward to spending time with JUG Leaders attending JavaOne from all over the world next week. I had no idea when I started my own JUG back in 2003 that it would catapult me into such a neat community of intelligent and caring people within the world wide Java User Group Community.
Posted by van_riper on May 03, 2008 at 16:25 PST | Permalink
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Java™ User Groups: Think Globally, Act Locally: This JUG Community panel session I organized was accepted for CommunityOne. Yes! It is not too late to register for CommunityOne being held on May 5th at Moscone Center. CommunityOne attendees will enjoy free access to the JavaOne Pavilion and General Sessions on Tuesday, May 6th. Registration is free, but space is limited, so save your spot today.
Posted by van_riper on April 11, 2008 at 19:10 PST | Permalink
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Google App Engine: Request Java Runtime: I was at the Google Campfire One event a few days ago where Google App Engine was officially launched. The whole thing was recorded. So, you didn't miss anything except for the *cold*. Good thing there were camp fires and hot chocolate. Brrrr! Anyway, it sounds like a real sweet and free web application hosting environment. The problem is the only runtime supported initially is Python. Read the full post to find out how you can help get Java runtime support added.
Posted by van_riper on April 09, 2008 at 22:26 PST | Permalink
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Android Talk by Dick Wall in Silicon Valley on February 6th: There is a new user group in Silicon Valley and it is not a JUG. It is a GTUG (Google Technology User Group). The Silicon Valley GTUG meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the GooglePlex in Mountain View, California. The topic of the February meeting is the Android Platform with Dick Wall, Java Champion and Google Developer Advocate, as the main speaker. Android code doesn't run on the JVM. So, why am I posting this on java.net? Read the full blog entry for the answer to that question along with more information about this event.
Posted by van_riper on January 17, 2008 at 19:28 PST | Permalink
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Java User Groups International Map: With the help of several other JUG Leaders, I have put together a world map of Java User Group (JUG) locations. It is setup as a KML map file that can be loaded into Google Maps or Google Earth. With my help, Aaron Houston put together a similar world map for Java Champions. Through the beauty of KML Network Links, we were able to combined the two maps. Read the rest of this article to find out how to use these maps.
Posted by van_riper on January 14, 2008 at 22:00 PST | Permalink
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CommunityOne 2008: Call For Participation: If you missed CommunityOne 2007, it was a great/free one day conference on the day just prior to the start of JavaOne in San Francisco. Plus, you could get a free one day exhibition pass to JavaOne just by attending CommunityOne. CommunityOne 2008 should be even bigger and better than last year and the call for participation has just gone out.
Posted by van_riper on December 07, 2007 at 00:30 PST | Permalink
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Sun Developer Network (SDN): New Home Page: This was much more than just a redesign of the SDN home page. The SDN content team joined with the .SUN organization, and Sun's software marketing organization to create a model that will continue to evolve to meet the needs of both Sun's traditional developer base and new developers moving forward. On the whole, this is a positive development. Read further to hear my constructive feedback as an active JUG Leader.
Posted by van_riper on November 10, 2007 at 15:56 PST | Permalink
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Silicon Valley Java Developers Unite!: I have already blogged earlier about Silicon Valley Code Camp. This is my final call to action for the Java developers in Silicon Valley. All the Java sessions at Code Camp will be held on Saturday, October 27th. Come for the entire day or just come for our main community event at 3:45pm when the Java Posse will be doing a live podcast episode recording.
Posted by van_riper on October 22, 2007 at 20:12 PST | Permalink
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Seam Presentation by Gavin King on October 16th: Gavin King will be speaking about Web Beans at the Silicon Valley Web Developer JUG meeting on October 16th. This JUG meets at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month at Google in Mountain View, California.
Posted by van_riper on October 08, 2007 at 22:02 PST | Permalink
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Silicon Valley CodeCamp on October 27-28: So, you might be wondering, what is a code camp, and what does it cost? Well, it's completely free and completely staffed by volunteers. It's a place you can share your passion for technology with others like yourself, it's a place you can give a presentation on your favorite topic to a receptive audience, as well as go to sessions by others who want to share the knowledge. Typically, there are sessions on all kinds of technologies like Java, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Microsoft's latest stuff, and even more programming technologies. It's basically formatted like a 1 day JavaOne style event where sessions are pre-arranged and you just choose what interests you. Session submissions are closed a week before the event so you know what you'll be in for ahead of time and you can plan.
Posted by van_riper on September 17, 2007 at 22:57 PST | Permalink
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2007 Rich Web Experience: Up Close and Personal: Although I was not officially attending this conference, I was given the opportunity to attend a portion of the conference. This was the first NoFluffJustStuff conference I have attended and what follows are my personal observations.
Posted by van_riper on September 09, 2007 at 22:51 PST | Permalink
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2007 Rich Web Experience on September 6-8: The No Fluff Just Stuff symposium series has announced the 2007 Rich Web Experience coming September 6-8 to San Jose, California. Special Java User Group Discount of $200 is available! The discount is good thru Monday, August 20th. See the full blog entry for details.
Posted by van_riper on August 07, 2007 at 17:22 PST | Permalink
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BarCampBlock in Palo Alto on August 18-19: BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. This year's BarCamp anniversary will take place full circle back in the same place it started: SocialText's offices... and spilling out into the streets!
Posted by van_riper on August 03, 2007 at 22:45 PST | Permalink
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San Francisco Bay Area Java Communities: Initial blog entry introducing the various Java Development Communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are the two Silicon Valley JUGs that hold co-sponsored meetings in Mountain View. Plus, there is the SDForum Java SIG that meets in Palo Alto and there is the eBIG Java SIG that meets in Oakland.
Posted by van_riper on June 15, 2007 at 12:09 PST | Permalink
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