Codetown ::: a software developer's community
Time: March 17, 2010 at 8am to March 19, 2010 at 4pm
Location: Caesars Palace
City/Town: Las Vegas
Website or Map: http://javasymposium.com
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Kait O'Neal
Latest Activity: Nov 5, 2009
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 OSGi.
-Frameworks: Dive deep into the latest features of Spring, Struts, Google Web Toolkit, Wicket and more frameworks.
-Cloud: Independent experts reveal innovative application architectures for development using cloud approaches.
-Language: Hear expert recommendations on the use of Java and complimentary languages in practicle, including Groovy, Scala and JRuby, and new Java language standards like JavaFX and EJB 3.1.
-Tools & Techniques: Dissect the latest tools to design and build high-quality applications, including Eclipse, Maven and Lucene.
And new for 2010, TheServerSide Presents TheClientSide, which is a unique mini-conference offering sessions geared specifically towards client-side development, covering Ajax, JSF, Flash/Flex, JavaFX and more to address the needs of advanced developers.
Keynote speakers include Dave Chappell, who is Chief Technologist for SOA at Oracle Corporation and creator of the ESB, as well as Bob Brewin, CTO of Sun Microsystems.
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 May 4, 2018.
Check out the Codetown Jobs group.
Kathleen Vignos shares three defining moments from her career, offering valuable lessons on navigating job loss, embracing continuous learning, and leading through organizational chaos. This talk provides actionable insights on building personal, technical, and organizational resilience to remain relevant and effective in the evolving tech landscape, including the impact of AI.
By Kathleen VignosRetrieval augmented generation (RAG) can help reduce LLM hallucination. Learn how applying high-quality metadata and distributing ownership of documents and prompts to domain experts can further increase accuracy in RAG applications. An additional layer of intelligence can use metadata to focus RAG searches on a specific domain for even better results.
By George PanagiotopoulosThis week's Java roundup for April 28th, 2025 features news highlighting: four JEPs proposed to target and targeted for JDK 25; new JEPs; three new JEPs; the eighth milestone release of Spring AI 1.0.0; Quarkus 3.22.0; the first release candidate of LangChain4j 1.0.0; the release of JReleaser 1.18.0; and Wildfly joins the Commonhaus Foundation.
By Michael RedlichJEP 512 enhances Java with Compact Source Files and Instance Main Methods in JDK 25, easing the learning curve for beginners. Key features include simplified syntax, automatic imports, and a new IO helper class, empowering developers to create programs with minimal complexity. These changes solidify Java's commitment to accessibility and innovation in programming.
By A N M Bazlur RahmanSlack's Developer Experience (DevXP) team recently implemented significant optimizations to their end-to-end (E2E) testing pipeline, resulting in a 60% reduction in frontend build frequency and a 50% decrease in overall build time. These enhancements, the team claims, streamline the continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) process, allowing engineers to iterate more rapidly and efficiently.
By Craig Risi
© 2025 Created by Michael Levin.
Powered by
RSVP for TheServerSide Java Symposium 2010 to add comments!
Join Codetown