April Java Users Group Meeting 4/8/09

Sun Microsystems and Boundless Flight, Inc.
proudly sponsor the
Cleveland Java Users Group Meeting

Next Meeting:
April 8, 2009

Check www.meetup.com/cleveland-java/ to RSVP!

Please note special location:
LeanDog Software
1151 N Marginal Rd
Cleveland, OH 44114

Agenda:

5:30pm – 6:00pm ~> Eat, Drink & Network

6:00pm – 6:15pm ~> Recap Previous Meeting & New Business

6:15pm - 8:00pm ~> Presentation on Test Driven Development & Refactoring

From Wikipedia: Test-driven development (TDD) is a software development technique that uses short development iterations based on pre-written test cases that define desired improvements or new functions. Each iteration produces code necessary to pass that iteration's tests. Finally, the programmer or team refactors the code to accommodate changes. A key TDD concept is that preparing tests before coding facilitates rapid feedback changes. Note that test-driven development is a software design method, not merely a method of testing.



The staff at LeanDog have several years of experience assisting Java development teams adopt agile practices, including TDD. In addition, LeanDog has taught TDD concepts and practices for the past five years for both Java and C++. This presentation will review some of the key concepts from their course and end with observations and experiences from coaching engagements.

Our Speaker, Jeff 'Cheezy' Morgan, says:
"For the past five years I have taught a 3 day TDD course for both Java and C++. I have recently worked with a local developer to create a C# version of this course as well. I also have years of experience helping Java development teams adopt agile practices including TDD. The presentation could take some of the key concepts from my course and then end with some of my observations from my coaching engagements."

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Prepare for Easter Dinner with a Wine Tasting on 4/2

Easter Dinner
Wine Pairing

April 2, 6 - 9pm

$15 per person
$25 per couple

Martin's Deli
20505 Detroit Rd.
Rocky River


Sample wines which are an excellent compliment to your April Holiday celebrations. We will be tasting the following wines along with hors d'oeuvres created from favorite Easter dinner selections.

Franciscan Chardonnay, Napa
Estancia Chardonnay, Monterey
Kenwood Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
Estancia Pinot Noir, Monterey
Bogle Riesling, California
ArsVitis Riesling, Germany

For wine tasting information email martinsdeli@gmail.com
or call the Rocky River store at 440-331-4410

www.MartinsDeli.com

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Martin's Deli thanks Boundless Flight for their generous support.

Congratulations go out to Roxy Giusca, GIS Principal, Boundless Flight

Boundless Flight is proud of our own Roxana Giusca, PhD, Geographical Information Systems (GIS). She is currently deployed to Pioneer Electric Cooperative in southwest Ohio.

In the February edition of the Pioneer EC Update Roxy was congratulated along with the rest of her team for the successful installation of the new tool.

Roxy developed this application from an idea provided by Tom Musick, Dir. of Operations at Pioneer.

This brief article was taken from Pioneer's internal newsletter:

Pioneer Electric Cooperative Update

Outage & Blinking Lights Tool

Tom Musick, Director of Operations, provided a demonstration of an exciting new tool that will enable Pioneer to pinpoint problem outage or blink areas before members (customers) call in. This, in combination with their Member Interactive Voice Response (IVR) automated calling unit, will give them the set of tools they can use to proactively communicate to members concerning their service issues. Member surveys say reliable electricity services are their number one priority. The better Pioneer communicates in this area the more satisfied the members will be.

Thanks to Roxy Giusca, Kris Johnson and Lynn Maniaci for their work with Tom Musick to make the new tool a working reality - great job!

March Meeting announcement for CJUG

Sun Microsystems and Boundless Flight, Inc.
proudly sponsor the

Cleveland Java Users Group

Next Meeting:March 11, 2009

3 Summit Park DriveLower Level Auditorium
Independence, OH 44131

Agenda

5:30pm – 6:00pm ~> Eat, Drink & Network

6:00pm – 6:15pm ~> Recap Previous Meeting & New Business

6:15pm - 8:00pm ~> Presentation on Groovy and Grails by Christopher Judd and Jim Shingler

Overview of Groovy and Grails
Java has become the dominate software development platform today. But unfortunately being over a decade old, the Java language and many of the associated web frameworks are starting to show their age. Organizations are finding it difficult to be agile and productive with these technologies. However with large infrastructure, process and training investments in the Java platform, organizations can’t justify start over from scratch with a new platform.

Enter Groovy and Grails. Groovy is a dynamic language built on top of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) with copy and paste compatibility with the Java language but also contains modern day language features like closures and properties. Grails is a web framework and development platform built on top of standard Java frameworks like Spring and Hibernate but simplifies them by using convention over configuration. This combination makes web development on the Java Platform extremely agile while leveraging current investments and the large Java ecosystem.

Christopher M. Judd

Christopher Judd is the president and primary consultant for Judd Solutions, LLC, an international speaker, an open source evangelist, the Central Ohio Java Users Group leader, and the coauthor of Beginning Groovy and Grails (Apress 2008), Enterprise Java Development on a Budget (Apress, 2003). He has spent 12 years architecting and developing software for Fortune 500 companies in various industries, including insurance, retail, government, manufacturing, and transportation. His current focus is consulting, mentoring, and training with Java, Java EE, Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME), mobile technologies, and related technologies.

Jim Shingler

Jim Shingler is Lead Technical Architect for Big Lots, co-founder of open source project FallME, and co-author of "Beginning Groovy and Grails". The focus of his career has been using leading-edge technology to develop IT solutions for the insurance, financial services, and manufacturing industries. He has 11 years of large-scale Java experience and significant experience in distributed and relational technologies.

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Boundless Flight at Martin's Deli Wine Tasting : 2/12/09

Wine Tasting at Martin's Deli in

Rocky River, by the

Boundless Flight HQ

Martin's Deli - White Wine Tasting

February 12, 2009

E.J. - third generation

Martin's Deli chef/ operator

Cleveland Java Users Group Meeting : February 11, 2009

I-Phone demonstration by Randy Beiter  at the

February Meeting of the Cleveland Java User Group

Cleveland Java User Group Team Leader / Organizer

Scott Seighman gives updates on Java during CJUG meeting

Cleveland Java Users Group -Pizza, Beer & Java

- sadly, no pictures from the Winking Lizard on Rockside Road after party 

Cleveland Java User Group Meeting

February 11, 2008 from 5:30 - 8:00pm

Heidi Hooper of Boundless Flight with John from Progressive of the great blue sweater 

Gary Baney of Boundless Flight and Debbie Lincoff of IBM at the Cleveland C-JUG Meeting

Cleveland Java Users Group Meeting : 2 -11 - 2009

Cleveland Java Users Group
Next meeting:
February 11, 2009, 5:30pm


3 Summit Park DriveLower Level Auditorium
Independence, OH 44131

Agenda

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5:30pm – 6:00pm ~>

Eat, Drink & Network

6:00pm – 6:15pm ~>

Recap Previous Meeting & New Business

6:15pm - 8:00pm ~>

Java JME Mobile Development Presentation

Presentation by Randy Beiter

With an increasing emphasis on mobility, IT organizations are developing and deploying more mobile applications than ever. With a broad range of mobile operating systems, application frameworks, and developer tools to choose from, the importance of defining and executing the right mobile applications strategy can’t be overstated. In this months session, we will explore developer's options, key issues for software developers and IT organizations who need to understand how best to create and deploy applications software for the exciting new generation of smart mobile devices. We will focus on two popular options, Java ME and iPhone environments.
Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) is a collection of technologies and specifications to create a platform that fits the requirements for mobile devices such as consumer products, embedded devices, and advanced mobile devices.

Initially introduced in the United States on June 29, 2007, the iPhone has quickly become one of the hottest mobile devices on the market. Randy Beiter will review the iPhone development environment and discuss what you need to begin with the iPhone SDK, including the development tools, technologies and processes necessary to create and deploy applications for iPhone.

Randy Beiter is the Chief Software Engineer at iNomadics, Inc. A self-proclaimed “lifetime technologist,” Randy is the co-inventor of two patented software processes. In addition he is a Sun-certified Java developer who has served in multiple capacities throughout his 15 year career including technical expert, project leader and mentor. Prior to joining iNomadics, Randy served as a Senior Software Engineer for Oracle Corporation, BEA Systems, and Flashline, Inc. and as a Systems Analyst for Book Stacks Unlimited which is recognized as the first online retail establishment. Randy graduated from Cleveland State University with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science.