Our upcoming meeting
April 29th, 2008 from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM
This is an announcement for the ABQJUG's next meeting "Service Oriented Architecture for Java Programmers" presented by Burr Sutter of JBoss.
We have all heard about Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and for many of us, SOA has merely been an acronym used by sales people and consultants to sell their wares. From my experience, most SOA talks are business oriented, so I asked the fine folks at JBoss to help give us programmers a concrete meaning to SOA. They obliged. This month, we will have an important presentation by Burr Sutter of JBoss. Burr will fly in and to talk to us about SOA for Java Programmers.
Finally! An SOA talk that is programmer oriented!
Burr will discuss what SOA means to us and how it can actually help us organize our services. He will also talk about the Java technologies that help us develop/reuse those services. Burr will instruct us on Java SOA technologies, including Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Java Business Integration (JBI).
Please pass this information around to your fellow programmers and interested office mates. This will be highly valuable information for many of you.
Our meetings are free of charge. We meet this month on April 29th, 2008 from 3:00 PM to 5:30 PM. Our meeting will be held at the Erna Fergusson Library located at 3700 San Mateo NE. Please note that there is construction on San Mateo where the library is located, so adjust your drive time accordingly.
Also, for your information, our May meeting date and topic is the following:
- 5/28/08 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM ~ Grails, Daniel Hinojosa
Around Albuquerque
An evening with Bruce Eckel
Bruce Eckel entry in Wikipedia:
Bruce Eckel is the author of numerous books and articles about computer programming. He also gives frequent lectures and seminars for computer programmers. His best known works are Thinking in Java and Thinking in C++ […]. Most reviewers consider the books to be better written and more pedagogic than most introductory texts. Mr. Eckel was a founding member of the ANSI/ISO C++ standard committee.
Event topic: Hybrid Programming
This discussion will center on Bruce's experiences, and yours, around using multiple languages to solve a problem, with the focus on increasing productivity by using the right language to solve a particular subproblem. Examples include, but are not limited to, using Flex to create cross-platform user interfaces for other languages; using Python as a control language for a system of modules written in multiple languages; using Jython, JRuby or Groovy to build a system from Java components; building safe concurrent systems using functional languages; solving math problems using meta-systems like Numpy and Scipy. Other issues that are fair game include the difficulties in introducing multiple languages into mono-language shops. Please note that, although Bruce has contributions for each of these subjects, this event is intended to be a discussion rather than a lecture.
When:
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008.
Agenda:
5:30pm – 6:00pm: Networking and complimentary hors d'oeuvres
6:00pm – 8:00pm: Bruce Eckel
8:00pm – 8:30pm: Networking and closing.
Where:
New Mexico Mutual
3900 Singer Blvd. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Albuquerque Room
(See attachment for map)
Fee:
Fee will be collected at the door to help organize future events.
$10 if you RSVP by Monday April 21st 10:00am and $20 thereafter.
Free for students but please RSVP by Monday April 21st 10:00am.
RSVP to: http://www.abqspin.org/AgileNM /register.php
Event sponsors:
Parsons Brinckerhoff
New Mexico Mutual
Contact Information:
For questions please contact Thierry Thelliez at thierry@acm.org or visit http://tech.groups.yahoo.com /group/nmitia/
