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All Events in Starter Studio (8)
August 23Thursday
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OrlandoJUG - Effective Java with Edson Yanaga
August 23, 2018 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio This month we welcome Edson Yanaga as our speaker. Edson will give a talk he calls Revisiting Effective Java. You can get there at 6 for pizza and the presentation will begin at 7. Revisi… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
November 15Thursday
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OJUG 11/15 ::: Docker and Gradle
November 15, 2018 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Howdy Java Enthusiasts! We have a great presentation coming up next Thursday, 11/15. Hope you can make it. Be sure to RSVP! Docker and Gradle Docker combined with some modest JVM t… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
January 22Tuesday
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OJUG ::: Reactive or Cloud Native Mobile (you choose!)
January 22, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Howdy Java Enthusiasts! We have a great presentation coming up. Hope you can make it. Be sure to RSVP! You choose...we're making arrangements right now: "Reactive for the Impatient" (a survey… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: jug
March 7Thursday
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OrlandoJUG ::: Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes?
March 7, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Hello Java Enthusiasts! You're in for a treat! We have a great presentation coming up, Here are the details. Programming Platform Growth: Table Stakes or Deal Makes? This talk dr… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meetup
June 21Friday
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OrlandoJUG ::: Java 11 Certification
June 21, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Jim Clarke will give a talk on how to succeed at this test. He was one of the authors! Organized by Michael Levin | Type: presentation
July 25Thursday
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OrlandoJUG ::: Reactive Spring
July 25, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Join us for a Reactive Spring talk featuring Miguel Mendez. Miguel Mendez is a software engineer from Orlando Florida. He currently works for FlexEngage as a Lead Developer. With more than 20 y… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: ojug, meetup
August 22Thursday
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OJUG ::: Git with Rusty
August 22, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Join us for a Git presentation featuring RustyRusty Phillips has been a polyglot developer for over 20 years (and Java to some degree during all of that time), and has spent that time special… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meetup
January 23Thursday
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OrlandoJUG ::: JPA 2.1 Entity Graphs in Spring Data with Richard
January 23, 2020 from 6pm to 8pm – Starter Studio Join us for a talk featuring Richard Thibault Richard Thibault is a full-stack web and mobile developer with over 25 years of experience in the software industry. He is currently focused on Java a… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meetup
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