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August 2009 Blog Posts (5)
GatorJUG Talk in Rich User Interfaces a Success
Added by Michael Levin on August 27, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments
Flex Jam in Orlando with James Ward
(photos by Mike Levin - click to see photo album)
The Flex Jam with James Ward and company is going well! Will we see you for James's Flex talks at tomorrow night's… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on August 25, 2009 at 4:00pm — 1 Comment
SeneJUG July '09 - Scrum Presentation
The Senejug July meeting featured a presentation on Scrum.
Read the rest here, in SeneJUG Town and participate in the discussion, if you… Continue
Added by Michael Levin on August 21, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments
The Definitive Guide to Jython
is available for pre-order!
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Added by Michael Levin on August 19, 2009 at 5:40pm — No Comments
Code to Live or Live to Code?
Lamine Ba, co-chairman of the SeneJUG, is a talented developer and businessman. Work hard, play hard!
Read the rest here, in SeneJUG…
Added by Michael Levin on August 19, 2009 at 4:38pm — No Comments
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