Grand Rapids Java User Group Google Group

Tomorrow: Intro to Java :- A Cup of Java

2008-05-14T14:13:25Z

[link]
Intro to Java :- A Cup of Java
presented by Carlus Henry
Thu, May 15
5:30pm Networking
6:00-7:00 Presentation
Calvin College's Science Bldg 382
Please RSVP at [link] if you're planning on coming.
(Feel free to show up even if your forget to RSVP). Also take a look at

GR-JUG :- On the Map

2008-05-14T12:12:45Z

Hey everyone,

I just thought that I should give you all a quick update about the JUG
Map that we have recently been added to. As you know, there are many
JUG's around the world. Because of this, they have built a map that
shows where they are all located.

The Grand Rapids Java User Group was added to this map, along with the

Re: Next week: Intro to Java :- A Cup of Java

2008-05-13T12:22:51Z

After the training session, I can easily be persuaded to heading down
to Ucellos for some refreshments if anyone is interested.....

Carlus

Intro to Java :- Checklist

2008-05-10T17:21:43Z

Good afternoon everyone,

If you are planning to attend the next GR-JUG meeting, Intro to Java,
here is a checklist of things that you can do in order to be prepared.

Install Java (JDK)
============
If you have not already, please take the time to install Java on your
machine. You can install Java from this site:

JavaOne 2008 - Did you go?

2008-05-09T20:29:33Z

I didn't. But like others, I would love to hear from people who were
there in the trenches. I am not talking about all of the talking
heads in the blogosphere. I am referring to the real Java Developers
that attended the conference.

What did you learn? What is new and exciting centered around Java?

Next week: Intro to Java :- A Cup of Java

2008-05-08T16:40:20Z

[link]
Intro to Java :- A Cup of Java
presented by Carlus Henry
Thu, May 15
5:30pm Networking
6:00-7:00 Presentation
Calvin College's Science Bldg 382
Please RSVP at [link] if you're planning on coming.
Note: experienced Java developers are welcome to come and help others

Re: Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-07T21:36:58Z

That is what I get for trying to be fancy with my response. After
receiving the original post of this message, I can see that you are
not able to easily respond in-line on the Google Groups. I will
definitely not try to do that again. Here is my response to Jason's
suggestions:

Build and Continuous Integration Tools

Re: Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-07T18:31:11Z

This is a great idea!!! I would love to share with you during this
presentation the build and deployment tools that I have seen used, as
well
as my impressions of what is best of the breed. I am more than
willing to
answer questions like this that come up during the presentation, but I

Re: Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-07T18:30:19Z

I just submitted the abstract. It should appear on the website over
the next couple of days.....

Re: [GR-Jug] Re: Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-07T13:39:06Z

A few more thoughts -- again, possibly separate meetings. Maybe you
should do a whole series ;) I know there is plenty of documentation
on these topics, but it's not quite the same as hearing from real
flesh-and-blood people.
First, what about build tools? Anyone looking to do Java development
in a corporate environment (like many of us) is going to be very

Re: [GR-Jug] Re: Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-07T13:20:18Z

Is there an official announcement in the works? I know a few people
who would be interested but I don't see a time or "official" synopsis
for the presentation on the web yet.
--Jason

Re: [GR-Jug] Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-05T18:20:49Z

Maybe somewhere in there cover quirks of the language that typically trip up
newbies. For example: the difference between int and Integer and why you
need to use == for one and .equals() for the other (and that's without
autoboxing futher complicating things).

Re: [GR-Jug] Re: Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-05T17:27:54Z

I agree, that sounds like a great intro to get people comfortable with
Java and its development tools (Eclipse can feel a bit strange to
those of us used to Vim).
One other topic that I think may be worth mentioning, either as a part
of this intro or as a separate meeting topic, is the plethora of
libraries available to Java. I don't think it's possible to sit

Re: [GR-Jug] Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-04T21:24:00Z

Hi Carlus,

Sounds good to me. You might want to check with Brian Curnow I know in the last year he held a brown bag for Intro to Java. There are two other suggestion I would have. Include the difference between JRE and JDK as this is confusing for new-bees when downloading and knowing which one to use. You may also want to talk about the concept of a classpath. Finally you want to tell them about the awesome m2Eclipse plug-in, just kidding :)

Intro to Java :- Feedback Requested

2008-05-03T19:36:56Z

Hey everyone,

This month's meeting is Intro to Java, and yours truly is presenting.
While I was sitting here preparing for the presentation, I had a great
thought and shared it with Dave. Dave agreed with me...In order for
this presentation to truly be successful, we would like to get some
feedback from everyone that is planning to attend. Rather than