thejavajar

Yeah, Sun Microsystems is gone. My Sun Microsystems stock (JAVA) has been turned into cash assets and I thought about buying some Oracle stock (ORCL). Why you ask? Well, maybe they know what they are doing. Maybe they can make some money with Java. As a developer should I care? I believe in what Java (the language) is/was and I believe in the Java platform. I believe in SpringSource, Apache, JBoss, Google and all the other incredible 3rd party organizations who are writing tools/solutions for the Java platform. So what now? What’s the score here? One side of me says, “…Boo hoo, I am going to miss Sun…”, while the other side of me says, “…I sometimes forgot they were even here…”. Maybe this is the fresh start Java needs?

Great news! The No Fluff Just Stuff – Greater Florida Software Symposium is definitely coming to Tampa April 16 – 18 2010. I have attended a few training classes in my past and I have also attended a few No Fluff Just Stuff events. I really like the NFJS events because the topics are fresh and I walk away from each presentation with new ideas and techniques to help me become a more effective and proficient software developer. I highly recommend attending the event here in Tampa, especially if you are a local software developer. I will see you there.

Good news for software developers/engineers in Florida! The No Fluff Just Stuff (NFJS) – Greater Florida Software Symposium (GFSS) will be held in Tampa, FL from April 16th – April 18th, 2010. All of the details are still being worked out, but go ahead and start talking to your manager or team lead about getting this event booked on your team’s calendar and budget for 2010. The NFJS crew brings authors, experienced trainers and subject matter experts that can help make you a better, more productive developer. Check out http://nofluffjuststuff.com for more details and I will post more details as they become available in the next couple of months.

I usually don’t like to just post a link to another blog post or article on the web, but I couldn’t help myself here. If you or a colleague haven’t seen a presentation on Grails by the project lead, Graeme Rocher, you should definitely check this out.

http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Web-Development-Grails-Graeme-Rocher

This is a great presentation to get you started with Grails. Watch this presentation, download Grails and create your own application in about 1.5 hours.