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Sun Developer Network (SDN): New Home Page

This was much more than just a redesign of the SDN home page. The SDN content team joined with the .SUN organization, and Sun's software marketing organization to create a model that will continue to evolve to meet the needs of both Sun's traditional developer base and new developers moving forward. On the whole, this is a positive development.

However, I was disappointed by the lack of any top level links from this new SDN home page to the existing vibrant JUGs Community and Java Champions Community on java.net today. There are no direct links to either one and only indirect links to the JUGs Community. Even worse, some of the links on the SDN Java User Groups page are sadly out of date. For example, the most actively maintained source of JUG locations around the world today is the JUG Profiles section of the JUGs Community on java.net. This is not the location you get sent to from the SDN Java User Groups page today.

According to Matt Thompson, the Director of Technology Outreach at Sun:

This is only the first step. Over the next 12 months we are planning on integrating more community infrastructure underneath SDN (thus enabling better community engagement, community contributions, discussions, etc.). We know this is just beginning. Any/all comments are welcome... please let us know.

To end on a positive note, I realize this is a work in progress and a good first step. I have already given my feedback. You can give them your own feedback about the new SDN home page here.

That's All Folks

Comments

• oracle user group have their own website, and also .net guys

  if you want more independent why dont use the current forwarded.

  because this website is not manage by us, so the owner can do anything.

  www.javausergroups.org is still redirected web.

  Posted by: fthamura on November 10, 2007 at 11:01 PM

• Hi Frans,

  I really don't understand your comment. So, I'll have to ask for clarification rather than attempting to respond immediately. What does javausergroups.org have to do with this blog post? When you say "this website is not managed by us", are you referring to java.net or developers.sun.com? Regardless of the answer, what does that have to do with this topic anyway?

  Just to be clear, my complaint was not about java.net. It had to do with a missed opportunity for cross-linking between developers.sun.com and java.net communities that I personally believe would be of interest to people visiting the new developers.sun.com site. Of course, others are more than welcome to differ with me on that point.

  Cheers, Van

  Posted by: van_riper on November 11, 2007 at 03:39 PM

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