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Java - Where to Begin...
I'm looking for suggestions on how I can get myself up to a reasonable level of
competence in Java. What would you recommend? I'm open to any ideas, from
self-taught methods to paid training and/or certification/degree paths.
The Jacksonville JUG mailing list has a… Continue
Posted by Michael Levin on November 14, 2009 at 7:00am
Java EE 6 and GlassFish v3: Paving the path for future
Arun Gupta of Sun recently gave a presentation on JEE and Glassfish at the Silicon Valley Codecamp '09. Read the rest here...in JEE Town.
Posted by Michael Levin on November 4, 2009 at 3:40am
Wikipedia Place
We just had Brion Vibber in town and he gave a talk for the OrlandoJUG - so many of you couldn't attend the talk. And, lots of questions resulted from the discussions. There's a group here on Codetown we're calling Wikipedia Place… Continue
Posted by Michael Levin on November 2, 2009 at 5:29am
PingMe - Brainstorming!
Posted by Michael Levin on October 20, 2009 at 11:00am
What's Your Favorite iPhone App?
My favorite app right now is called Lose it for iPhone. It's taught me Burger King is delicious but I have to exercise about this much to offset 1 Angry burger,… Continue
Posted by Michael Levin on October 19, 2009 at 8:00pm
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Events
November 24
Tuesday
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Sunjug: November 24, 2009- The Reluctant Client-side Developer
November 24, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm – Community Foundation of Sarasota
Most Java developers are quite happy to focus their efforts on server-side code; they view the browser as an untamed world that is plagued by cross-browser incompatibilities, cryptic markup, and s...
December 1
Tuesday
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The Rich Web Experience
December 1, 2009 to December 4, 2009 – Loews Portofino Hotel
No Fluff Just Stuff is pleased to announce The 2009 Rich Web Experience. RWE 2009 will cover the hot areas of interest in the web space today: JavaScript, Ajax frameworks, CSS, Flex, Design, secur...
Organized by No Fluff Just Stuff and JSFCentral | Type: conference
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JSF Summit
December 1, 2009 to December 4, 2009 – Loew's Portofino Hotel
No Fluff Just Stuff and JSFCentral are teaming up again to bring you JSF Summit. JavaServer Faces has come a long way in the past few years. Everyone from small startups to large financial institu...
Organized by No Fluff Just Stuff and JSFCentral | Type: conference
January 10
Sunday
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The West Coast Community LeaderShip Summit
January 10, 2010 all day – DeVry University
The West Coast Community LeaderShip Summit is a one day unconference scheduled for January 9, 2010, at DeVry University in Daly City. The Oracle Technology Network is on board as a sponsor and it i...
Organized by Van Riper | Type: meeting
January 22
Friday
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The Complete Rubyist
January 22, 2010 to January 23, 2010 – Holiday Inn Express
The Compleat Rubyist is a two-day Ruby training event where you'll learn from three of the world's best-known and most successful Ruby authors and instructors. Expand and deepen your Ruby knowledg...
Organized by Rubypal | Type: conference
February 17
Wednesday
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PyCon
February 17, 2010 to February 25, 2010 – Hyatt Regency Atlanta
PyCon 2010: Connecting The Python Community The Python Software Foundation is proud to present the annual Python community conference, PyCon 2010. PyCon 2010 will be held at the Hyatt Regency Atla...
Organized by Python Software Foundation | Type: conference
February 22
Monday
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Future of Web Apps Miami
February 22, 2010 to February 24, 2010 – The Colony Theater
It's FOWA Miami 2010! We’re super excited about this year's event. We've got an awesome speaker line up with some very special guests yet to be announced. It’s gonna be as big and crazy as ever,...
Organized by Carsonified | Type: conference
March 17
Wednesday
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TheServerSide Java Symposium 2010
March 17, 2010 at 8am to March 19, 2010 at 4pm – Caesars Palace
TheServerSide.com’s 6th annual Java Symposium features 40+ sessions that explore: -Architecture and SOA: Examine approaches to architecture that perform and scale, including SOA, REST, JMS and OSG...
Organized by Kait O'Neal | Type: conference
Notes
Welcome to Codetown!
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
Created by Michael Levin Dec 18, 2008 at 6:56pm. Last updated by Michael Levin Aug 18.
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We are looking for a mid-level Software Engineer. 2 Replies
Our client is looking for someone with OOA/OOD using Java in a Linux or Windows environment. Experience with OneSAF, Game Engine, CGF or game AI is preferred. This is a six month contract to direct...
Started by Laurie Cragan in Testing. Last reply by Laurie Cragan Nov 18.
My Adobe AIR Marketplace Offering Approved!
I just got word from Adobe AIR Marketplace that my AIR application, Debug.a.li.cious Console, has been approved and is ready to be downloaded, rated and commented on. This may not sound like a big ...
Tagged: Console, Debugger, Debugging, Debug, JavaScript
Started by Matthew Zimmer in Dynamic Languages Oct 6.
Some Java Concurrency Tips
Some Java Concurrency Tips a review of some concurrency tips from Joshua Bloch, Brian Goetz and others. http://www.dzone.com/links/some_java_concu
Started by Carol McDonald in Testing Sep 18.
Java Enterprise Tech Tips: Locking and Concurrency in Java Persistence 2.0
The latest update to JPA, Java Persistence 2.0, adds a number of new features such as additional O/R mapping functionality and new query language capabilities. Another area that has been enhanced i...
Started by Carol McDonald in Java Sep 14.
How To Compile Multiple Files Using NetBeans 6.5
Hello, I'm new to Java and have been using NetBeans 6.5 as my IDE. I have been learning how to create classes and have come to the point where I must compile two files simultaneously. I fail to un...
Tagged: Compile Multiple Files NetB...
Started by Mark Hollinger in Java Aug 12.
The RIAA literally owns Jammie Thomas-Rasset (a copyright discussion for tech pros)
A jury of Jammie Thomas-Rasset's peers just levied a $1,920,000 fine against the young mother of 4 for sharing 24 songs on Kazaa. The defendant, and others, are basically saying... "Good luck coll...
Tagged: Kazaa, downloading, music, lawsuit, piracy
Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Testing Jun 19.
Facebook connect JS 2 Replies
This is more javascript. However, I have been playing around with facebook connect on a website I am coding for and it is kind of a cool feature. The documentation is tough to read, but the functio...
Started by Tim Stevesi in Java. Last reply by Tim Stevesi Jun 18.
New Opera Unite: Are they kidding?
I'm glad to see Opera working to grow, and try new things... However, from what I am reading about this new product... nothing about what they're doing sounds good. As I understand it, Opera Unit...
Tagged: server, proxy, network, data, web
Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Testing Jun 17.
Pirate Party: Are Americans losing something in translation here?
A Sadien.com Editorial I've seen this story about the "EU Pirate Party" floating around for several days now. Piracy is bad. No question about it. (And before all of the Pro-Pirate-Bay-Copyright-...
Tagged: Piracy, Party, election, EU, software
Started by Sadien Intellectual Property in Testing Jun 12.
Courses translated to french 2 Replies
I want courses of iphone's development in french.
Started by Mara in Java. Last reply by Michael Levin May 28.
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Next OrlandoJUG Meeting in October -
Watch for details on our upcoming meetings. October OrlandoJUG meeting features Wikipedia CTO Brion Vibber! See details in the CodeTown Events section. Stay tuned!
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Spyware targeted: For first time, feds go after amateur-spyware software company that uses keylogging -- OrlandoSentinel.com
The federal agency said RemoteSpy customers were given detailed instructions on how to disguise the spyware as an innocuous file — such as a photo — that could be attached to an e-mail. When the file was opened, the keylogger software would be secretly installed.Google Offers a Peek at the Chrome Operating System - NYTimes.com
Google began lifting the veil on its planned Chrome operating system on Thursday, but it said that computers powered by the software would not be available for a year.Twitter-equipped bathroom scale tells the world how much you weigh | Technology | Los Angeles Times
Today the French company behind the scale, Withings, announced it has added Twitter capability to the scale, enabling the user to automatically tweet the weight/fat info to followers. In a news release, Withings declared the Twitter function would be a great help to users, "further motivating them by sharing their progress with followers."The Go Programming Language
A systems programming language from Google that is expressive, concurrent, garbage-collected. Here's an example: package main import "fmt" func main() { fmt.Printf("Hello, 世界\n") }Groovy and Grails Training Online Course by Sang Shin
The 1st session of "Groovy and Grails Programming (with Passion!)" online course will start from Jan. 10th, 2010.Dean Wampler's Blog If You Want a Job Tomorrow, Cultivate Your Career Today
Useful tips about keeping your skills up in software development to stay employed .. and employableJava Platform, Enterprise Edition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition or Java EE is a widely used platform for server programming in the Java programming language. The Java platform (Enterprise Edition) differs from the Java Standard Edition Platform (Java SE) in that it adds libraries which provide functionality to deploy fault-tolerant, distributed, multi-tier Java software, based largely on modular components running on an application server.Java EE at a Glance
Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE) builds on the solid foundation of Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) and is the industry standard for implementing enterprise-class service-oriented architecture (SOA) and next-generation web applications. The SDKs contain Sun GlassFish Enterprise Server, previously named Sun Java System Application Server, and provide support for Java EE 5 specifications.CodeIgniter - Open source PHP web application framework
CodeIgniter is a powerful PHP framework with a very small footprint, built for PHP coders who need a simple and elegant toolkit to create full-featured web applications. If you're a developer who lives in the real world of shared hosting accounts and clients with deadlines, and if you're tired of ponderously large and thoroughly undocumented frameworks...CoLab-Orlando
CoLab Orlando is located in "The Angebilt", once known as the finest and most modern Hotel in Orlando as it defined the skyline and shaped the future of Orlando over 80 years ago. Now once again the Angebilt is shaping Orlando's future through Technology, Innovation and CoWorking at CoLab Orlando. CoLab Orlando is home for those wanting a home in downtown Orlando in an enviroment built with technology for collaborating, innovation and entrepreneurs. CoLab Orlando is built around the idea of CoWorking; a cafe-like community/collaboration space for entrepreneurs, developers, writers, video editors, independents and others.The Future of Web Apps!
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