Please join us at the Ann Arbor Java Users Group as Davis Ford speaks to us on:
The GWT:

Date: Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Time: 7:00PM – 9:00PM EST
The room will be open at 6:30 PM.
We will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, etc.
Please reply to rsvp@data-masters.com if you plan to attend!
Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE 250

http://www.wccnet.org/search/roomlocator/index.php?room=BE250&bego=Go

PRESENTATION:
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Your next webapp may have to be a slick RIA site.  You could use Flex and require the flash runtime.  You could use Silverlight and require the sliverlight runtime.  You could use JavaScript – but if you’re a Java shop, are you also an expert in JavaScript, and do you understand well all the browser quirks between IE 6, 7, 8, 9, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, etc.?  You could use a JavaScript library like JQuery – or you could re-use all your Java knowledge and write your UI in a Swing-like Java API and have Google cross-compile it down to JavaScript that works in all browsers for you.  You get the advantage of staying in one language, and all the tools it provides: IDE re-factoring, debugging, testing, etc.  You can also share common code between the client and server — assuming you build your backend in Java.
GWT is a powerful tool, but there is a learning curve.  This session aims to shorten that learning curve – and provide you with some up-to-date examples of best practices and patterns that have emerged from the community of GWT developers.

Presenter BIO:
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Davis Ford has been an independent software consultant for the last 4 years helping local, national and international companies get software built better, faster and cheaper.  Prior to that he was the principle architect for the next generation telematics platform at a major automotive OEM.  Before that he cut his teeth at various Silicon Valley startups.  He holds an M.S. in computer science, and enjoys all things computer science-y. You can reach him at http://www.zenoconsulting.biz

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Here is a brief overview of what will be discussed, you can find a more informative posting here…
Metro Detroit Application Developers Group posting

• Stateful client architecture
• Event driven programming model
• State pattern application in implementing a finite state machine for component flows, chart drill downs, etc..
• Horizontally scalable SOA architectures with Flex and backend REST/SOAP web services
• Client side Service Locator/Load balancing loosely coupled architecture for completely stateless backend model
• Implementing the service locator/load balancing using amazon’s ec2/s3 architecture
• Various other topics pertaining in implementing RIA applications

If you have any comments/suggestions, please follow the thread at the link I posted above.

Thanks.

Ilya Sterin

Hello Ann Arbor JUG Members,

We are planning a Flex and Java Presentation with James Ward.
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22nd, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Note: We will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, Books, etc. from Sun Microsystems.
Also, attendees will have a chance to win a free license of one of the JetBrains products:

a. IntelliJ IDEA Personal License
b. ReSharper Personal License
c. TeamCity Build Agent (for our Continuous Integration and Build Server)
d. RubyMine Personal License

If you have not yet responded, please reply to rsvp@data-masters if you plan to attend!
Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE 182

http://www.wccnet.org/search/roomlocator/index.php?room=BE182&bego=Go

Presentation: Java and Flex

Building highly interactive software that users love to use is usually a challenging endeavor. However, the open source Flex SDK and Java are a perfect combination of technologies for building very rich and highly interactive software for the Web and the desktop. The communication between the Java back-end and Flex front-end can utilize a number of different communication protocols, but the easiest and best performing is the open source BlazeDS library. This session covers the fundamentals of using Flex, Java, Spring, and BlazeDS to build rich and highly interactive software for the Web and the desktop.

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September 22, James will return to Michigan to do a 1-day Flex Jam at SRT Solutions in Ann Arbor and to present at the Ann Arbor Java User Group that evening.  More details will be posted here soon!

Date: Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT
Open Networking/Lab Configuration starts at 6:00 PM.
Note: We will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, Books, etc. from Sun Microsystems.
Also, attendees will have a chance to win a free license of one of the JetBrains products:

a. IntelliJ IDEA Personal License
b. ReSharper Personal License
c. TeamCity Build Agent (for our Continuous Integration and Build Server)
d. Ruby IDE Personal License
Please reply to rsvp@data-masters if you plan to attend!

Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE250

http://www.wccnet.org/search/roomlocator/index.php?room=BE250&bego=Go

The following information is from Jason Morris to help prepare you for the lab:

Jess Lab Syllabus

6:00 – 6:30  Lab Configuration (optional for those who need it)
6:30 – 7:20  Working with the Jess Language: Functions, Facts, and Rules
7:30 – 8:20  Working with Jess Modules and Control Regimes: A Simple Application
8:30 – 9:20  Working with the Jess API: Combining Jess and Java Proper

Participants are encouraged to bring the following:

* A laptop with
- Java JDK 1.5 or higher installed.
- Eclipse IDE 3.4 or higher

Participants are encouraged to have downloaded the trial version of Jess 7.1 from http://www.jessrules.com prior to the lab.  I will demonstrate how to install the Jess Eclipse plugins and use the Jess command line if people prefer that.  I will be demonstrating Jess development in Eclipse using the Jess DE plugin.

Knowledge of LISP and/or CLIPS is helpful, but not necessary.

Objectives:
After this lab, developers should be able to do the following (minimum):

Create variables, ordered facts, and unordered facts in the Jess language.
Understand, create, and utilize shadow facts using Java objects.
Manipulate variables with procedural scripting in Jess (statements, loops, control structures, etc.).
Create custom functions in the Jess language (important for implementing rule actions).
Understand and use the basic conditional elements for making rule patterns.
Create rules composed of logical patterns and actions.
Understand and use modules, salience, and control patterns to control rule execution.
Understand how to communicate between the Jess language and Java proper.
Edit, debug, and run Jess language code in the Jess DE.
Edit, debug, and run Java code integrated with Jess (language and API) in the Eclipse IDE.
Understand when and how to use Jess language code vs. Jess API code in designing applications.

DISCLAIMER:
Using Jess (well) is not as simple as dropping a JAR into your classpath!  Rule-engines are complex components that require significant study to use their full potential.  I usually teach an 8 hour/day, 5-day introductory course on Jess, so this will be the absolute bare minimum that a developer would need to get going.  I will answer as many questions as I can and give as many references as I can to help folks find more rule-engine related information germane to their applications.

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Location: ePrize, 1 ePrize Drive, Pleasant Ridge, MI http://sites. google.com/ site/detroitjug/ meeting-location

RSVP to…. mckinnon.david@ ymail.com

JavaFX

The highly anticipated JavaFX™ technology and platform is essentially Sun’s approach to Adobe Flash and Microsoft’s emerging Silverlight. JavaFX lets developers play with the open source scripting, desktop, and mobile APIs offered to create dynamic, seamless visual user interfaces (UIs) that are “Flash–like” and beyond… The JavaFX technology and platform enables developers and designers to create RIAs that can run across diverse devices. The JavaFX Script programming language lets you create modern looking applications with sophisticated graphical user interfaces. It was designed from the ground up to make GUI programming easy; its declarative syntax, data binding model, animation support, and built-in visual effects let you accomplish more work with less code, resulting in shorter development cycles and increased productivity.

Speaker BIO:

James L. (Jim) Weaver is the Senior VP of Technology at Veriana Networks, Inc. and is a world-renowned “JavaFXpert” . He writes books, speaks for groups and conferences, and provides training and consulting services on the subjects of Java and JavaFX. His latest book is entitled “JavaFX Script: Dynamic Java Scripting for Rich Internet/Client- Side Applications” , and he is currently writing a book based upon the JavaFX SDK 1.0 release. He also posts regularly to his blog at http://JavaFXpert. com whose stated purpose is to help the reader learn JavaFX Script and other JavaFX technologies. Veriana Networks, Inc. is a management company dedicated to the development of next generation media through media creation, technology, risk management, and distribution. The global headquarters of Veriana is located in Marion, Indiana with offices in Chicago and San Diego.

This event, held at Google Ann Arbor, is free, but you MUST REGISTER AHEAD OF TIME. Seats are limited.

Registration and more information available at:

http://www.cloudcamp.com/?page_id=675 

Java connection? Rumor has it that a Google speaker will be talking (remotely) about Java support in the Google App Engine.

You are invited to attend the Ann Arbor Java Users Group meeting as Jason Morris speaks to us on:
Introduction to the Java Expert System Shell (JESS)

Date: Tuesday, March 24th, 2009
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM EDT

Note: If you plan to attend, please RSVP to:
rsvp@data-masters.com

Open Networking starts at 6:30 PM.

Note: We will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, Books, etc. from Sun Microsystems.

Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE250

Room Map:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE 250

Presentation Title:
Introduction to the Java Expert System Shell (JESS)

Summary:
Sandia National Laboratory’s Jess is a rule engine implemented in Java and based on the Rete pattern-matching algorithm.  The entire Jess distribution consists of the Jess API, a LISP-like scripting language (also called Jess), and an integrated development environment called the JessDE which is an Eclipse plugin.  Any Java developers who write complex business logic will benefit from this talk.  Business rules will be mentioned, but not glorified as the canonical example of Jess’s abilities.

If you want to learn how to add powerful reasoning capability to your Java applications, then this talk is for you.

Keywords:  artificial intelligence, CLIPS, expert systems, inferencing, knowledge engineering, knowledge-base, LISP, rules, rule engine, rulebases

Speaker Bio:
Jason Morris is the owner of Morris Technical Solutions LLC, specializing in Java web-application development and rule-engine applications.  He has more than 15 years in the software engineering field, spanning many application domains and comprising many different functional roles.  Currently, Jason is involved with the USAF to semantically enable human resources information systems via custom ontologies.  He is also a technical marketing and services consultant for Sandia National Laboratories, where he provides custom training and development services for licensees of Jess, the Java Expert Systems Shell (www.jessrules.com).  His latest joint-development effort with the University of Sydney (Australia) is a rule-based expert system called SINFERS for computation of soil properties from field data.

From 2006-2007, Jason was a GAAN Fellow at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts where he was pursuing a PhD in Computer Science and working on Intelligent Tutoring Systems.  He holds a B.S. in Applied Engineering Sciences from Michigan State University, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan Technological University, and a M.S. in Engineering and Technology Management from Portland State University.

Please feel free to contact him at: consulting@morris-technical-solutions.com