http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/ en-us 2008-07-06T23:26:54-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/07/call_for_speake_1.html For the third year running, this Code Camp will be held at Foothill College in Los Altos, California. This will be my second year organizing the Java Speaker Track at Code Camp with the help of Kevin Nilson. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2008-07-06T23:26:54-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/06/community_wonde.html After seeing the latest updates on Project Wonderland during JavaOne combined with the great memories of hanging out recently at the java.net Community Corner in the Pavilion, I keep thinking about a year round virtual Community Corner implemented using Project Wonderland software on Sun hardware. A place where Java User Group (JUG) Leaders, Sun Java Champions and others from the Java developer community can gather virtually anytime. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2008-06-11T21:53:37-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/05/javaone_day_two.html Helping a high school student get a Sun SPOT from Sun for his school computer club has to be number one. The Java Champions BOF was pretty interesting. I wonder how many people know you don't have to be a Java Champion to attend this BOF. Bob Brewin, the Sun CTO, was taking questions from the Java Champions for the first half of this session. I was also fortunate to receive an invite to attend the NLJUG meeting with James Gosling at noon. On the party front, The Eclipse party at the Thirsty Bear was my favorite. However, I only attended 3 of the many parties going on that night. =) van_riper 2008-05-08T09:36:05-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/05/javaone_day_one.html Seeing JavaFX application running on Android. Attending the JavaFX overview session by Christopher Oliver. Seeing Neil Young talk about the project to make his vast archive of musical work available using Java and Blue Ray technologies. He had been waiting since the 80's for the right combination of hardware and software technology to do this. van_riper 2008-05-07T08:44:18-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/05/javaone_day_zer_1.html This year's CommunityOne was definitely an upgrade over last year. I thought it was pretty good last year too. The price performance was excellent and the turnout was good. My one gripe as a presenter was the lack of internet connectivity for my session. van_riper 2008-05-05T23:33:53-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/05/the_most_amazin_1.html ... is I get paid for doing this. JavaOne is next week and it is going to be so much fun. In particular, I am looking forward to spending time with JUG Leaders attending JavaOne from all over the world next week. I had no idea when I started my own JUG back in 2003 that it would catapult me into such a neat community of intelligent and caring people within the world wide Java User Group Community.]]> van_riper 2008-05-03T16:25:19-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/04/javaa_user_grou_1.html This JUG Community panel session I organized was accepted for CommunityOne. Yes! It is not too late to register for CommunityOne being held on May 5th at Moscone Center. CommunityOne attendees will enjoy free access to the JavaOne Pavilion and General Sessions on Tuesday, May 6th. Registration is free, but space is limited, so save your spot today. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2008-04-11T19:10:48-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/04/google_app_engi_1.html I was at the Google Campfire One event a few days ago where Google App Engine was officially launched. The whole thing was recorded. So, you didn't miss anything except for the *cold*. Good thing there were camp fires and hot chocolate. Brrrr! Anyway, it sounds like a real sweet and free web application hosting environment. The problem is the only runtime supported initially is Python. Read the full post to find out how you can help get Java runtime support added. Web Applications van_riper 2008-04-09T22:26:23-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/01/android_talk_by.html There is a new user group in Silicon Valley and it is not a JUG. It is a GTUG (Google Technology User Group). The Silicon Valley GTUG meets on the first Wednesday of the month at the GooglePlex in Mountain View, California. The topic of the February meeting is the Android Platform with Dick Wall, Java Champion and Google Developer Advocate, as the main speaker. Android code doesn't run on the JVM. So, why am I posting this on java.net? Read the full blog entry for the answer to that question along with more information about this event. Community: Mobile & Embedded van_riper 2008-01-17T19:28:57-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2008/01/java_user_group.html With the help of several other JUG Leaders, I have put together a world map of Java User Group (JUG) locations. It is setup as a KML map file that can be loaded into Google Maps or Google Earth. With my help, Aaron Houston put together a similar world map for Java Champions. Through the beauty of KML Network Links, we were able to combined the two maps. Read the rest of this article to find out how to use these maps. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2008-01-14T22:00:01-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2007/12/communityone_20.html If you missed CommunityOne 2007, it was a great/free one day conference on the day just prior to the start of JavaOne in San Francisco. Plus, you could get a free one day exhibition pass to JavaOne just by attending CommunityOne. CommunityOne 2008 should be even bigger and better than last year and the call for participation has just gone out. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2007-12-07T00:30:45-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2007/11/sun_developer_n.html 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. Read further to hear my constructive feedback as an active JUG Leader. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2007-11-10T15:56:49-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2007/10/silicon_valley_1.html I have already blogged earlier about Silicon Valley Code Camp. This is my final call to action for the Java developers in Silicon Valley. All the Java sessions at Code Camp will be held on Saturday, October 27th. Come for the entire day or just come for our main community event at 3:45pm when the Java Posse will be doing a live podcast episode recording. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2007-10-22T20:12:08-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2007/10/seam_presentati.html Gavin King will be speaking about Web Beans at the Silicon Valley Web Developer JUG meeting on October 16th. This JUG meets at 6:30pm on the third Tuesday of each month at Google in Mountain View, California. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2007-10-08T22:02:14-08:00 http://weblogs.java.net/blog/van_riper/archive/2007/09/silicon_valley.html So, you might be wondering, what is a code camp, and what does it cost? Well, it's completely free and completely staffed by volunteers. It's a place you can share your passion for technology with others like yourself, it's a place you can give a presentation on your favorite topic to a receptive audience, as well as go to sessions by others who want to share the knowledge. Typically, there are sessions on all kinds of technologies like Java, Ruby, Python, JavaScript, Microsoft's latest stuff, and even more programming technologies. It's basically formatted like a 1 day JavaOne style event where sessions are pre-arranged and you just choose what interests you. Session submissions are closed a week before the event so you know what you'll be in for ahead of time and you can plan. Community: Java User Groups van_riper 2007-09-17T22:57:19-08:00