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Internet of Things

Do you keep seeing articles talking about how the Internet is changing? The Internet of Things is Oracle's big embedded software initiative. https://community.java.net/community/iot



The beginning of the Internet was all about talk of appliances telling when milk needed to be picked up on the way home, for example. IoT is all about connected devices.



The new IoT community at java.net has links to all the IoT talks from… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on February 8, 2014 at 10:14am — No Comments

Comparing JVM Web Frameworks - Today at noon EST

Hi All - 

Sorry for the last minute notice, but the virtual JUG meetup on web frameworks with Matt Raible is going to start in an hour.

Details here: http://www.meetup.com/virtualJUG/events/153096902/

FYI!

All the best,

Mike 

Added by Michael Levin on February 5, 2014 at 10:56am — No Comments

If Programming Languages Were Religions...


Excellent, and funny too

http://blog.aegisub.org/2008/12/if-programming-languages-were-religions.html?m=1

Added by Michael Levin on December 10, 2013 at 12:00pm — No Comments

JEE8 Survey

All,
In order to gather feedback for Java EE 8, we are running a survey.  To make it easier, we have divided it in two parts and it shouldn't really takes more than a few minutes to fill...
The 1st part is now available at …
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Added by Michael Levin on December 10, 2013 at 10:52am — No Comments

Swampcast is a Podcast from the Swamp

Did you know Swampcast has interviews with Jonathan Schwartz, former CEO of Sun Microsystems, Brion Vibber, former CTO of Wikipedia, Pandora's CEO and CTO and more? Here's the story of Swampcast:…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 10, 2013 at 10:08am — No Comments

What is node.js?

Engine Yard created an infographic that will help you learn about node.js:

 

"Node.js is a server-side framework for JavaScript that has…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 8, 2013 at 8:00am — No Comments

Magnolia - Dave Booth wants to know...

Many of you probably know Dave - he wants some feedback on Magnolia and so do I. http://www.magnolia-cms.com/product/features/overview.html It's open and full featured and I like it. WHat do you know about it?…

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Added by Michael Levin on December 7, 2013 at 9:28pm — No Comments

Robotics? Cockroach provides organic mechanism to support robotics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24455141

Added by Michael Levin on December 6, 2013 at 11:42am — No Comments

Java Spotlight Episode 150: James Gosling on Java

Interview with James Gosling, father of Java and Java Champion, on the history of Java, his work at Liquid Robotics, Netbeans, the future of Java and what he sees as the next revolutionary trend in the computer industry.

Original Tweet:…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 31, 2013 at 11:23am — No Comments

Healthcare Secretary Sibelius discusses Healthcare.gov

Here's more on the www.healthcare.gov website issues:

From the NYTimes:

"Kathleen Sebelius, the health and human services secretary, gave an opening statement at a House hearing on the troubled rollout of HealthCare.gov."

Here's a link to a video about what to watch for in the proceedings: …

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Added by Michael Levin on October 31, 2013 at 7:46am — No Comments

JavaOne 2013 Sessions

60 or so sessions are now available with more to come:



http://www.oracle.com/javaone/sessions/index.html



Thanks to Joe for the link (Jaxjug)…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 31, 2013 at 6:30am — No Comments

What's Up With www.healthcare.gov?

Healthcare.gov - What's up with it? Yes, the politics are interesting, but from a software development perspective, the SDLC and issues with www.healthcare.gov are fascinating! Check out the interview with John…

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Added by Michael Levin on October 25, 2013 at 5:00am — No Comments

iSummit - Orlando

I'll attend the iSummit in Orlando, FL tomorrow along with Lamine Ba. Lots of local industry experts will present. It looks to be an informative, fun event. Stay tuned and I'll update this blog with info. …

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Added by Michael Levin on September 30, 2013 at 11:37am — No Comments

Call for Papers - M4D 2014 - April 8-9, Dakar, Senegal

Please find below the Call For Papers and information about the 4th International Conference on Mobile Communication for Development http://m4d2014.net. It is coming to Dakar in 2014!

Best,

Dr. Christelle Scharff for…

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Added by Michael Levin on September 9, 2013 at 10:00am — No Comments

JCertif 2013 - Call For Papers

Hi JUG Leaders and Java Champions,

We invite you to share your experiences in development with the industry and the Java Community in Africa by submitting a proposalfor this far from the « classic » event at info@jcertif.com !



JCertif is a mix of technical session, training, life experience and a bit of an adventure !
The…
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Added by Michael Levin on August 6, 2013 at 5:02pm — No Comments

Follow the OSCON fun online!

I'm at OSCON and even of you can't be here, you can follow along online at http://www.oscon.com/oscon2013
Let me hear from you. I'll try and follow up on any questions you have.

Talk soon!

Blog on your Codetown blog!

Have fun and invite some friends!

All the best from Portland...


Mike

Added by Michael Levin on July 23, 2013 at 11:17am — No Comments

OSCON Discount Codes for User Group members

Celebrating its 15 anniversary, the O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) happens July 22-26, 2013 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. OSCON is the must-attend gathering of the best and brightest minds in technology. It offers five immersive days of all things open source—new and innovative projects, major enterprise-wide deployments, and—from icons of the open source movement—deep perspective on where we've been and where we're headed. OSCON features 200 sessions covering 18… Continue

Added by Michael Levin on July 17, 2013 at 9:55am — No Comments

Swampcast features Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun CEO

Join Michael Levin in this video interview with Jonathan Schwartz, former Sun Microsystems CEO. Jonathan discusses his tenure at Sun Microsystems and his current role as CEO of a startup called Carezone. He describes Carezone as a tool that compares to Facebook and LinkedIn, but is aimed toward private circles like family. He also discusses web…

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Added by Michael Levin on April 20, 2013 at 12:30am — 1 Comment

Future Internet Architecture Meeting & Webinar

CISE invites you to attend an information meeting and webinar to announce and answer questions concerning its recently released solicitation, Future Internet Architecture-Next Phase (FIA-NP: NSF 13-538) on Monday, February 11, 2013, 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EDT. You must register at …

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Added by Michael Levin on February 9, 2013 at 7:53am — No Comments

OSCON Call for Speakers

OSCON 2013
Call for Speakers Is Open for OSCON 2013

We're looking for speakers to be part of the program for the 15th edition of OSCON, happening July 22-26, 2013, in Portland, Oregon. If you have a new idea, a better way to do something, an interesting and instructive case study (battle scars optional), or the desire to pass on your hard-won knowledge, submit a proposal to lead sessions or tutorials.

Added by Michael Levin on January 25, 2013 at 6:45pm — No Comments

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