Blogs

My Reading List I thought I would share what I’m reading now, and what I’ve been reading recently. And I added some podcasts, for good measure, and even a link to a cool development tool that I learned about at the Java Posse Roundup. Online Read today: article on JavaScript libraries http...

Thursday, March 8 By Thursday, people were really getting the knack of open spaces conferences. Those who had held back in earlier days were right in the thick of things at this point. People were resisting the urge to lecture, and getting into the collaborative exchange of information that really gives...

Java Posse Roundup After Hours In addition to the daytime (morning) sessions, we’ve been getting together in the evenings. Someone suggested lightning talks in the evenings, and posted a signup sheet. 8-10 talks per night were quickly filled up. The evening talks were a mix of technical and non...

Java Posse Roundup: Day 2 Session 1: Java Development Environments I convened a session on Java Development Environments (IDEs, tools, etc.). My question was, “Is it a benefit or a detriment that we have choice in our tools?”. For comparison, when programming on the Microsoft platform, developers...

The conference officially begins! The Java Posse Roundup officially started today. About 25-30 people have gathered here in Crested Butte, Colorado. Bruce Eckel and the Java Posse together organized this open spaces event, and I’m really enjoying myself so far. I won’t try to transcribe the...