Happenings for the Month of February!

RSVP for our  Spring MVC, CFX, AJAX (JQuery) and Mule meeting!

More details at www.meetup.com. You did RSVP for this awesome three-punch presentation right? :)

CJUG is proud to present 3 guest speakers for our February 19th meeting. Each presentation will be approximately 30 minutes each.

Presentation: Mule ESB – As organizations grow organically or through mergers and acquisitions, the number of technology components are increasing. We will discuss how an enterprise service bus, specifically Mule, helps facilitate the orchestration of data flow.

Presentation: Developing SOAP based web service using CXF and Spring – covering some tips and techniques.

Presentation: AJAX enabled web site using Spring MVC3, the Jackson “High Performance JSON Parser”, and JQuery.

New Meetup Track! Dr. Multithreading, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Threads. Feb 26

Starting our Secondary Track we delve into one of the most missundazstood (isn’t that a Pink album?) aspects of the Java language. We learn what are the reasons that Multithreading seems so hard to get right (curse you branch prediction!) and we start with a solid foundation on how to really ‘get’ it and stop worrying too much about it.

Come RSVP and let’s Love Threads together!

 

http://www.meetup.com/ChicagoJUG/events/103649692/

 

Have you ever installed the Java SE client? Are you annoyed by the “Ask” toolbar offering?

Make a difference! Show that Chicago makes a Difference, that our voice will be heard, and that our opinions matter! Sign the petition started by the London JUG to remove the Ask toolbar offering from the Java SE Installer. And forward this to those that, like you are interested in making Java grow!

https://www.change.org/petitions/oracle-corporation-stop-bundling-ask-toolbar-with-the-java-installer

 Have Java NEWS? Will publish!

Looking for the coolest Java kids in town. Wanna talk about it? Let us know at news@cjug.org

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Announcements for January 28, 2012

We’re so excited of starting the New Year, and we want it to make it the largest, best, most involved CJUG year ever! So in this newsletter, we present what’s happening. Take a read! and share with all your co-workers!

Learn about Spring MVC, CFX, AJAX (JQuery) and Mule at our Feb 19 Meeting!

CJUG is proud to present 3 guest speakers for our February 19th meeting. Each presentation will be approximately 30 minutes each.

Presentation: Mule ESB – As organizations grow organically or through mergers and acquisitions, the number of technology components are increasing. We will discuss how an enterprise service bus, specifically Mule, helps facilitate the orchestration of data flow.

Bio: Davinder Kohli, a Chicagoan, is a TOGAF 9 certified enterprise architect and a strong advocate of open source technologies. He is an expert on Java, Spring, and SOA technologies.

Presentation: Developing SOAP based web service using CXF and Spring – covering some tips and techniques.

Bio: Vinay Shaviswamy is an experienced IT Architect specializing in Oracle, Java/Jee and Open Source technology stack.

Presentation: AJAX enabled web site using Spring MVC3, the Jackson “High Performance JSON Parser”, and JQuery.

Bio: Michael Lyons is a Chicago native who has worked as a developer/architect in and around Chicagoland for 17 years.

RSVP @ http://www.meetup.com/chicagoJUG  (We’re moving to Meetup!)

Dear Recruiters,

Please do not RSVP through Meetup, instead join our recruiter-centric mailing list by sending an email to  recruiters+subscribe@cjug.org. More instructions on how to participate and get the most out of the event will be shared there. Thanks!

Secondary Technical Sessions coming (VERY) Soon :)

Here at CJUG we are preparing ourselves to offer more sessions per-month! In addition to our Main Topic of the month, we are going to start including a Secondary session that tackles different real-world problems/issues, like:

-  MultiThreading

- Troubleshooting Memory Leaks

- Fine-Tuning Garbage Collectors

- Optimization Techniques

These sessions focus more on the learning/practical aspect of your job, not necessarily the bleeding edge (as our main sessions do). Stay tuned, as one is going to be announced very soon!

Adopt-A-JSR program gearing up

Don’t you ever wish that you can change some aspect of the Java language you have to deal with everyday? Well, you can! Your local CJUG has started the process of being able to “Adopt-A-JSR” program. This program allows individuals (through their local Java User Group) to actively participate in the definition and steering of JSR standards. Right now we are applying for our JSPA and as soon as we have a green-light we will be asking YOU, what JSR should Chicago adopt!

YouTube Channel coming up!

We know that you want to be present in all of the CJUG meetings, but sometimes can’t. Do not despair! We’re gearing up a setup so that we can record and upload our Sessions so you don’t miss anything! Can’t be there because you’re taking a well-deserved vacation? No problem! Just watch our YouTube channel (to-be-announced) and presto!

It’s all about YOU!

We are doing all this because we want the Chicago Java Users Group to be the best and largest JUG in the country (and the World!). Spread the word, sign-up, participate, start dialogues, and if you find it in your heart to help us grow, or for anything you have an idea on, drop us a line at board@cjug.org. We’re listening!

Mentorship Program

Have a tough Java Question from work? (or project). Are you looking for an expert with a certain API / Technology that could share his/her experience? We have launched the Mentorship Program. Sign-up and talk to one of our mentors! You’ll get their undivided attention for 45 minutes, and they can help you conquer that pesky problem that have been bothering you! Check it out at http://cjug.org/mentorship-program/

Psst…do you have local Java news that are worthy?

Share with us something cool and exciting you are doing with Java in Chicago. Do you have a cool product backed by Java? Is there a major company that uses Java that we don’t know about? Or maybe you created an  awesome Java Open Source project and now want to share with your community. Well, if you know of any, drop us a line at  news@cjug.org

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Thanks for all who attended the Spring 3 and Networking Event!

We had drinks, we had fun, we got to meet our members! It has been one of the larger CJUG Events in recent history!

Photos of the event!

And, an apology (we are sorry, mea culpa, the technical part we did screw up):

We do apologize for cutting our Spring 3 presentation short, as the Federal Reserve Bank had a committed schedule and we overrun a little bit in our prior presentations. Even so, for those interested in the presentation materials, they are available here! (And we make sure we don’t let this happen again, pinkie promise!)

Presentation Materials

Keep subscribed to our mailing list (Twitter, and Facebook,  and LinkedIn and check it for new and exciting things happening this year!

 

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Introduction to Spring 3 & Networking & Food/Drinks Event

Want to learn Spring secrets from a SpringSource guru? Want to meet Chicago’s Best Java companies to work for (think ‘inside-track’) and share a drink with some of their techies too? For free? No Time? Well if you think your income is based on what you know and who you know – this is a very good investment of your time! The Chicago Java Users Group is *your* personal free entry in to free food, drinks, knowledge and meet some cool Chicago companies doing cool stuff in Java.  Scott Kramer, a 15 year Java professional and open source advocate will be presenting a Spring tools and tips introduction at the January meeting. In addition, we are giving away some super cool gift cards, some free JRebel licenses, discounts on software, and more.

Scott Kramer, a Chicago native, is 22 year Information Technology veteran, having been published in various technology subjects.  Scott is a 15 year Java professional and open source advocate.  Scott will be presenting a Spring tools and tips introduction at the January meeting .

PLEASE RSVP AT <http://gathers.us/events/spring-3-secrets-networking-food-drinks-event-f17b1>. FULL NAME and email required for registration, along with PHOTO ID when entering the Federal Reserve Money Museum venue.

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Registration for Spring 3 Secrets & Networking & Food/Drinks Event

CJUG is looking forward to our January meeting on Tuesday next week, Spring 3 Secrets & Networking & Food/Drinks Event. Due to some technical limitations the registration page was limited to 50 people so we have created another registration page at http://gathers.us/events/spring-3-secrets-networking-food-drinks-event-2nd-of-2 . Sorry for the inconvenience if you have been unsuccessful in registering previously.

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Free Pre-configured Spring Development VM

A sponsor, STA Group , has provided CJUG with a fully loaded CentOS 64 bit open source VM image. The VM is loaded with open source tools, like Java, Spring JPetstore, PostgreSQL, Mule, Hibernate, Maven, and a lot more.  You will need to install the free VMware Player and have a 64 bit operating system.  The already configured and working image will allow you test various open source technologies. The machine can be downloaded from here.

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JANUARY 15, 2013: Spring 3 Secrets & Networking & Food/Drinks Event

Want to learn Spring secrets from a SpringSource guru? Want to meet Chicago’s Best Java companies to work for (think ‘inside-track’) and share a drink with some of their techies too? For free? No Time? Well if you think your income is based on what you know and who you know – this is a very good investment of your time! The Chicago Java Users Group is *your* personal free entry in to free food, drinks, knowledge and meet some cool Chicago companies doing cool stuff in Java.  Scott Kramer, a 15 year Java professional and open source advocate, and George Foster, a long time Java practitioner and VMWare/SpringSource employee will be presenting a Spring tools and tips introduction at the January meeting. In addition, we are giving away some super cool gift cards, some free JRebel licenses, discounts on software, and more.

Federal Reserve Money Museum

230 S LaSalle St
Chicago, IL 60604
map

Please RSVP at http://gathers.us/events/spring-3-secrets-networking-food-drinks-event

 

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December 18, 2012: Pulling the plug on Java 6. A Migration guide to Java 7.

Pulling the plug on Java 6. A Migration guide to Java 7.
Java 6 is going the way of the DoDo bird (Officially on Feb 2013), when no more updates will be forthcoming. As such we need to really start migrating to Java 7 (you have been putting it off haven’t you?), and while each project will be a little different we will go over the fundamentals of migrating to Java 7, including some tips and tricks (on how to make it painless, or at least, less painful), and go over some of the gained benefits of Java 7. If you have a project still running on JDK 6, you should definitively stop by and listen to this presentation!

About Freddy Guime
Ok, so my name is Freddy Guime, I have three kids, two cats and one wife.
I presented at JavaOne three times on topics related to multithreading and Swing. I also co-wrote the APress Java 7 Recipes book and I’m the current host of the JavaPubHouse.com podcast (a podcast dedicated to the Java Professional).

I work for Optionscity Software Inc, as their Director of Client Technology (don’t worry, it stills involves programming 90% of the time), and wear many hats (usability expert, performance Guru, and coffee-to-code processor. Within Optionscity I’m proud of what we create (it’s very innovate, and cutting edge), and always love the challenge of pushing Java to its limit.

When: 6:00 PM, December 18th 2012
Pizza/Networking: 6:00, Talk: 6:30

Where:
CME
20 South Wacker Drive
ULL-A Auditorium
Chicago IL, 60606

You can find a map here

To RSVP, please go to http://gathers.us/events/pulling-the-plug-on-java-6-a-migration-guide-to-java-7

RSVP’s will close on Tuesday, December 18th at noon.

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CJUG Tuesday 11/20 presentation cancelled

CJUG presentations are normally scheduled every month for the third Tuesday of the month. Due to several factors including general availability during the Thanksgiving week, the 11/20/2012 presentation has been cancelled. We will post an announcement within the week for the possibility of a presentation next week for Tuesday 11/27/2012.

As always, if you have comments or suggestions for the CJUG board you can contact us through the web form at http://cjug.org/contact-us/ or post a message on the Yahoo Group, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn groups.

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October 16, 2012: Java, Play! and Scala Apps on Heroku

Running Java, Play! and Scala Apps on the Cloud

Heroku is a Polyglot Cloud Application Platform that makes it easy to
deploy Java, Play! and Scala apps on the cloud. Deployment is as simple
as doing a “git push”. This session will teach you how to deploy and
scale Java, Play! and Scala apps on Heroku.

James Ward (www.jamesward.com) is a Principal Developer Evangelist at Heroku. Today he focuses on teaching developers how to deploy Java, Play! and Scala apps to the cloud. James frequently presents at conferences around the world such as JavaOne, Devoxx, and many other Java get-togethers. Along with Bruce Eckel, James co-authored First Steps in Flex. He has also published numerous screencasts, blogs, and technical articles. Starting with Pascal and Assembly in the 80′s, James found his passion for writing code. Beginning in the 90′s he began doing web development with HTML, Perl/CGI, then Java. After building a Flex and Java based customer service portal in 2004 for Pillar Data Systems he became a Technical Evangelist for Flex at Adobe. You can find him tweeting as @_JamesWard, answering questions on StackOverflow.com and posting code at github.com/jamesward.

When: 6:00 PM, October 16th 2012

Pizza/Networking: 6:00, Talk: 6:30

Where: CCCIS
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza
Suite 900
Chicago IL, 60654-1105

You can find a map here

To RSVP, please go to gathers.us

RSVPs will close on Tuesday, October 16th at noon.

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