Peace, Michael, thx for adding me. I've hung out with OJUG, appreciate Codetown's meetup and social tools. I'm planning to try some professional blogging on the site!
Thank you for welcoming me into the community. I'm still a student at Valencia, and will start at UCF in the summer. I want to start building relationships within the community. This seemed like a good first step.
Hi Mike, it's great to meet you. I just left you a voice-mail as well. I would definitely be interested in posting out open positions. Please let me know the appropriate steps. We are looking to hire quickly so any help you can offer would be great. We are located in CANVS in downtown Orlando. Thanks!
Thanks so much Michael for your warm welcome! I look forward to meeting you soon as well as other members of the group at the upcoming Orlando meeting on February 20! Have a wonderful day!
Thanks! I would have come to Sarasota for the event, even though it's a bit of a haul, if only because I'm an amature brewer myself. I hardly know anything about Java except for the basics and the awareness from a decade of work that I can do (nearly?) anything in Java which I know how to do in C#. From there, it's just about learning what's common in the community and picking up tips and tricks from the experts.
Hi Michael, I'm a Software Engineer at the company. I work on email development, various data driven projects, reports web services, etc. Pretty much anything programming. Thanks for welcoming me!
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Peace, Michael, thx for adding me. I've hung out with OJUG, appreciate Codetown's meetup and social tools. I'm planning to try some professional blogging on the site!
I am moving to Orlando soon and wanted to get information on the JUG there. Is it meeting regularly and are there presentations?
Thank you!
Thanks a lot Mike! :)
All the best,
Behrang
Thanks Michael,
Its great to join the group again. I will definitely look up the events and try to attend soon,
Thank you for the welcome! I'm very much looking forward to being in this community.
Michael, I attended the Java UG when Agile dev was becoming popular. I want to attend future events to stay current. Thank you.
Thanks Mike, Looking forward for the Spark event...
appreciate the info, but a trip to Ukraine is not an option. :)
hah. thanks. its the only pic i had on my chromebook :) I will update later.
thanks for the info on vJug.
Hi Michael. I live in Altamonte and I am planning on coming to your next Orlando JUG on May 28. Hope to see you then.
Hi Mike, it's great to meet you. I just left you a voice-mail as well. I would definitely be interested in posting out open positions. Please let me know the appropriate steps. We are looking to hire quickly so any help you can offer would be great. We are located in CANVS in downtown Orlando. Thanks!
Good Day Michael..
Thank you for the greeting and wishes.. I'm from Punjab, India.
Thanks so much Michael for your warm welcome! I look forward to meeting you soon as well as other members of the group at the upcoming Orlando meeting on February 20! Have a wonderful day!
Thank you Michael.
I said would have come but neglected to say that I can't because I'm already booked for the night.
Thanks! I would have come to Sarasota for the event, even though it's a bit of a haul, if only because I'm an amature brewer myself. I hardly know anything about Java except for the basics and the awareness from a decade of work that I can do (nearly?) anything in Java which I know how to do in C#. From there, it's just about learning what's common in the community and picking up tips and tricks from the experts.
Thanks for having me!
Hi Michael, I'm a Software Engineer at the company. I work on email development, various data driven projects, reports web services, etc. Pretty much anything programming. Thanks for welcoming me!
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