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Past Events (418)
June 23Wednesday
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GatorJUG
June 23, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – CMC We'll have a presentation on grid computing with Pat Peralta. An Introduction to Data Grids for Database developers This talk will introduce the concept of data grids to developers that have experi… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 22Tuesday
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Rework Meetup
June 22, 2010 from 8pm to 9pm – Panera Bread If you're in Orlando, and like 37signals, small companies, or you're a starter, check out this Rework Meetup - http://meetup.com/u/60G Organized by Gustavo | Type: meetup
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Sarasota JUG: Easy Ajax with jQuery (and Grails)
June 22, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – The Community Foundation of Sarasota County Ajax is a set of technologies that allow the creation of more interactive web applications, or what is currently referred to as Rich Internet Applications (RIA). jQuery is a popular JavaScript toolk… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: meeting
June 3Thursday
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Special JaxJUG Meeting with Greg Luck from Terracotta
June 3, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm – Availity LLC The Jacksonville Java Users Group (JaxJUG) will hold a special meeting on June 3rd with Terracotta's Greg Luck, the founder of Ehcache. The meeting will be sponsored by Availity LLC. Pizza and soft… Organized by Eyal Wirsansky | Type: special, presentation
June 1Tuesday
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CodeChef June 2010 Challenge
June 1, 2010 to June 11, 2010 – http://www.codechef.com/JUNE10 The CodeChef June Challenge begins on 1st June and will be on through to 11th June. Top 20 participants from India will win cash prizes up to Rs.55k and now the top 10 global participants will win c… Organized by CodeChef | Type: coding, contest
May 27Thursday
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Cooking with Gradle
May 27, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – Jeff Jacline's Tatame Sake Lounge Please note, this month's meeting is not at Devry! Join us at the OrlandoJUG May 27th for a presentation on Gradle, the new build tool that does far more than Ant and Maven, but is much more powerfu… Organized by Jim Moore | Type: meeting, gradle, jim moore, orlandojug
May 12Wednesday
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GatorJUG - On Java in General
May 12, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – The Civic Media Center This month we will be a continuation of last month’s Java in General discussion. For those of you who did not attend last month we started with the very first thing you must do in Java and that is Do… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
April 29Thursday
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OrlandoJUG - Git and Gradle
April 29, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Join us at the OrlandoJUG This April for a presentation on Git, the version control tool and Gradle, the build tool. Jim Moore will give the presentation. Abstract: This session will talk about the… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting, git, gradle, jim, moore, orlandojug
April 21Wednesday
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Codeslinger Shootout
April 21, 2010 from 6pm to 8pm – Virtually Cuban On April 21, 2010 you are invited to test your fast thinking and programming skills at the GatorLUG meeting. You could win the coveted title of "Fastest Codeslinger of 2010", a cool mug proclaimin… Organized by GatorLUG - The Gainesville Linus Users Group via Clint Collins, organizer | Type: contest
April 17Saturday
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BarCamp Sarasota
April 17, 2010 to April 18, 2010 – Suncoast Polytechnical High School BarCamp Sarasota is a group of entrepreneurial professionals with interests in technology, new media, film, green tech, education, and economic development. An "un-conference" implements the concept… Organized by BarCamp Sarasota and You Might be a Techie, LLC | Type: free, community, event, 2-day
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