General Meeting Announcement:

Dan Hibbitts will be presenting on Android Development.

Date: Tuesday, Nov 24th, 2009
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST
Note: If you plan to attend, please RSVP to:
rsvp@data-masters.com
Note: We will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, Books, etc. from Sun Microsystems.

Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE182

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

Presentation Title:

Android Development

Summary:

“Android was built from the ground-up to enable developers to create compelling mobile applications that take full advantage of all a handset has to offer.”
(taken from the description of Android by the OHA)

This talk will focus on developing applications for Android.  We will explore the basics of the operating system, the tool-chain, application structure and some very interesting features that this system provides.

Speaker Bio:

Dan Hibbitts is the principal consultant at Target Your Hand which provides solutions for Smart Phones, Personal Digital Assistants, Web and Database Management systems. Dan has over 20 years of software development experience and has been an advocate for mobile technology for over 10 years.

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Date: Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
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.

Pizza and Soft Drinks will be served!

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 (not named yet, but we?re working on that.

Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE270

Meeting Location and Map:

Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE 270

PRESENTATION:
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Product Demo: Verde to Generate Automated Tests

Overview:

At Pillar label any code without an automated test as Legacy Code
because it is hard to change . The industry has been good at innovating
solutions, like Agile Methodologies and Unit Testing Tools that reduce
the fear of change for new development. What about the millions of lines
of existing Legacy Code? This presentation will review this problem in
detail and demonstrate Pillar’s tool, Verde, that records and generates
these automated tests for Legacy Java code.

The following is an overview of some of the planned presentation
materials

Why should I Care?

Time:  The time to market for a system without a test driven approach
usually increases with each release.

Cost:  Legacy Code (code without tests) is more costly to enhance and
requires more time & requires more senior resources

Quality:  Without tests you are likely to create regression defects that
are costly to identify and fix.

What stops our teams from just writing tests themselves?

1. Often teams do not value writing tests because there is so much code
without tests there is little immediate value to them.
2. Creating tests after the fact on existing code is really hard
3. Code may not be designed to be testable
4. Developers do not know all the ways a method is used.
5. Setting up test data is complicated.
6. We have too much existing code and not enough time or $ to go back
and create tests now.

Discussion: Three Step Process to accelerate adoption

1. Quality and Testability Assessment
2. Test Factoring: Making Legacy Code “Agile Ready”
3. Supporting TDD Skill Development

What we measure

Code Quality: we use typical static analysis tools to assess the code
quality
Code Testability: we evaluate the complexity involved in writing tests
against legacy code. Including:
Test Coverage, Cyclomatic Complexity, and  Injectability / Mockability
We provide an detailed actionable report that provides;
Data analysis and results and (most importantly) specific
recommendations concerning proactive and opportunistic activities
necessary to improve the testability of the code.

Test Factoring: Making Legacy Code “Agile Ready”

If necessary we start with the basics
Get Code in Version Control
Format code to “House Style”
Get Build Automated
Get Running on CI
Create Characterization Tests for Critical Functionality

Traditional Approach

Create tests as you touch code.  If you need to modify code: First write
tests around the code, Second refactor the code to support the new
feature or correct a defect

While the test harness will not cover 100% of the code it is the best
way to prioritize your investment in Unit Tests to the code that changes
most often, that has the most issues

Pillar’s Approach:  Functional Tests turn into Characterization Tests

1.  Inject recorders into the application to record method calls in and
out of targeted portions of the application.
2. Exercise the application using current functional test scripts
(automated or manual) in order to record data at the method interface
level.
3. Use Coverage analysis and data comparisons to review recorded data
for the unique set of calls to be used as unit tests and mocks
4. Generate and register tests and mock objects with the Continuous
Integration Server.
5. Leverage these tests as part of the check in process so going forward
broken components will be identified as soon as possible

Required Support

1. You need to teach your people to get enduring value!
2. Ensure they know the importance of Continuous Integration
3. Teach them how to handle broken tests and builds
4. Teach them to support and maintain test harnesses
5. Teach and Mentor the team on Test First Development techniques

Presenter BIO:
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Matt VanVleet
Mr. VanVleet joined Pillar in 2005 as Vice President of Fulfillment for
the Ohio Valley Region after years of notable accomplishments. He holds
a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems from Ohio
University. Matt has developed a testing practice focused on functional
test automation and application performance management. Matt founded a
company, Solstice Software that wrote Automated Unit and Integration
Testing Products and continues to push the envelope of what is possible
with test automation. Within Pillar he is one of the key innovators
around our approach, Speed To Value (s2v), focusing on the critical
areas of project management practices, requirements management, and test
driven development. Due to Matt’s skills and experience, he has
developed Pillar’s Practice Management model that maximizes the impact
of productivity by enforcing those proven concepts and training.

Chris Beale
Chris has over 20 years of experience in Information Technology and
holds Bachelor Degrees in both Electrical Engineering and Computer
Engineering from Oakland University.  During his career, he has held a
wide range of roles including Senior Software Engineer at NASA’s
Engineering Design Laboratory, Chief Architect for Digital Manufacturing
at Dassault/Delmia, and Vice President of Application Development for
ranal.com.  Chris joined Pillar in 2002 as Engagement Manager for
GM/Onstar and was promoted to Director of Regional Operations for Great
Lakes in 2003.  In 2004 he assumed responsibility as Corporate Head of
Fulfillment where he is responsible for company-wide Speed-to-Value
(S2V) consulting including practice definitions and development,
consultative sales, offer design, engagement management, and consulting
service delivery. Chris’ success in this role is measured by meeting
revenue and profitability goals for S2V-related business in addition to
the level of delight maintained across Pillar’s customer base.

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Meeting Location and Map:

Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE 270

Date: Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
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, etc. from Sun Microsystems.

Note: This just in from JetBrains:

We are also expanding our offer – each month, your speaker and winner can choose their prize:
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 (not named yet, but we are working on that.

Introduction to Scala

Scala is a multi paradigm language, offering both object-oriented and functional programming that runs on the Java Virtual Machine. The proliferation of multi-core machines is driving interest in functional languages, as they offer a simplified approach toward concurrency. This talk discusses why you should care about Scala as an emerging language, describes unique features of the language, and uses programming examples to demonstrate its use.

Bio:
With nearly 2 decades’ experience in the software industry, Dianne Marsh is a specialist in providing coaching and project support in C++, Java, Python and object-oriented design. An entrepreneur, she has also assisted clients with securing Small Business Innovative Research grants, including prototype development. Dianne’s expertise is in scientific and technical programming, including manufacturing, genomics, decision support, and real-time processing on both Windows and UNIX operating systems. She has developed and architected distributed, database-driven decision support applications written in C++ and Java. Dianne’s principal strengths include large systems architecture, with emphasis on proper thread management, load balancing and fail-over in a distributed environment.

Ann Arbor Java Users Group Meeting

Speaker: Joe OBrien

Topic: Why Ruby? An Introduction to JRuby

We will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, etc. as well as a raffle for a free license of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Version 7.0.

Also, we plan on serving Pizza and Soft Drinks, so if you plan to attend, please send an RSVP to:
rsvp@data-masters.com

Meeting Location:

Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE 260

Presentation Summary

Why Ruby? An introduction to JRuby

You’ve probably heard of the JRuby initiative to bring Ruby to the JVM. This open source project was started several years ago and has gained momentum ever since Sun hired two of the lead developers on the project. Now that it is fully production ready you might be asking yourself several key questions.

• What does Ruby give me?
• How do I run it?
• What can I do with it?

I will walk through an introduction to JRuby while answering these questions, as well as dispelling several of the myths that are out there about it.

Presenter BIO:

Joe is a father, speaker, author and developer. Before helping found EdgeCase, LLC, Joe was a developer with ThoughtWorks and spent much of his time working with large J2EE and .NET systems for Fortune 500 companies. He has spent his career as a developer, project manager, and everything in between. Joe is a passionate member of the open source community. He co-founded the Columbus Ruby Brigade and helped organize the Chicago Area Ruby Users Group. His passions are Agile Development in the Enterprise, Ruby, and demonstrating to the Fortune 500 the elegance and power of this incredible language.

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To those of you familiar with the Linux and Free/Open Source community
Think of a weekend long Linux Users Group meeting with hundreds of other geeks, which also just happens to have nationally acclaimed guests, a LAN party, its own wireless network, hotel room parties, lots of folks talking about Science Fiction and Fantasy, a place to buy cool t-shirts and buttons and such, amateur singing, anime, a costume contest, and free caffeine and snacks always available.

To those of you familiar with Science Fiction conventions
Imagine all the convention features you know and love, with the addition of wireless internet access, computer game tournaments, people who know about online publishing / books on demand / digital art, a programming track involving computing topics and another one focusing on the crossover between Science Fiction and computing. Imagine seeing your favorite creative visionaries meet the innovators who are creating the future you read about in SF.

Come join the Ann Arbor Java Users Group as David Ward of JBoss speaks to us on “JBoss Seam and the Red Hat Developer Studio”.

Date: Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM EST

Note: If you plan to attend, please RSVP to:
jsyang@zattoo.com

Meeting Location:
Zattoo (a local IPTV startup in the Ann Arbor area) is hosting the event and will be serving food and beverages.

Open networking will begin at 6:00 PM, food will be served at 6:30 PM, and the presentation will start at 7:15 PM.

Map to Zattoo:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=zattoo,+Ann+Arbor,+MI&ie=UTF8&ll=42.290644,-83.74835&spn=0.045778,0.097504&z=14&iwloc=A&om=1

You can learn more about Zattoo at http://zattoo.com/

Meeting Information:

Presentation:
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“JBoss Seam and the Red Hat Developer Studio” – JBoss Seam is a modern enterprise Java application framework, integrating the best practices learned from past frameworks, and innovating in areas where they have been deficient. Using JBoss Seam, developers are more productive as they leverage Seam’s powerful yet simple component model, state management facilities, presentation and business tier integration, and more. The Red Hat Developer Studio (RHDS) is a set of Eclipse-based tools that are pre-configured for JBoss Enterprise Middleware, offering significant time-savings and value to developers. A summary of JBoss Seam and RHDS features will be presented during this technical session, followed by a detailed demonstration of creating a Seam application using RHDS.

Presenter BIO:
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David Ward is a Solutions Architect within the JBoss division of Red Hat. He has over 12 years experience designing and developing enterprise systems across various fields such as online commerce, payroll services, pharmaceutical applications, real estate, printing, document management, inventory management and more. He has authored numerous Java related articles and whitepapers. David is a longtime JBoss evangelist and joined Red Hat in October 2006.

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(Please note that we had planned to hold the JUG meeting on the last Tuesday in October, but we encountered some difficulties in scheduling.)

Please join us at the Ann Arbor Java Users Group as Kirsten Henderson speaks to us on:

“JSR 223: Scripting for the Java Platform”

Date: Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
Time: 7:00PM – 9:00PM EDT

Open Networking starts at 7 PM.

We will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, etc. as well as a raffle for a free license of JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Version 7.0.

Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE250
www.wccnet.org/search/roomlocator/

PRESENTATION:
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JSR 223: Scripting for the Java Platform: The Java Scripting API (JSR-223) consists of a script language independent framework that provides developers with the power to leverage the strengths of a scripting language (JavaScript, Ruby, Python, etc.) from within their Java applications. This presentation will focus on demonstrating how the Java Scripting API empowers Java developers to choose the best tool for a given task rather than having to work within the confines of a given language. Emphasis will be placed on the interface itself and the usage of third-party scripting engines to execute scripts rather than the intricacies of implementing a scripting engine.

Speaker BIO:
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Kirsten Henderson is a Software Developer on iDashboards, a Business Intelligence enterprise dashboard application.

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Please join us at a special meeting sponsored jointly by the Ann Arbor Java Users Group and the Ann Arbor Computer

Society as Bruce Eckel and James Ward speaks to us on:

“Connecting Java with Flex using Open Source Blaze”

Date: Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
Time: 6:00PM – 9:00PM EDT

Meeting Location:
SRT Solutions, 206 S. Fifth Ave, Suite 200.
Ann Arbor, MI

Map to SRT Solutions:

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Pizza will be served by the AACS, the meeting is free and open to the public!

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Google Ann Arbor is excited to host a special tech talk event in tandem with the Ann Arbor Java User Group. Join us for food, drinks, and a technical talk with Ashok Banerjee, Engineering Manager at Google.

When:
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
6:00 – 9:00 PM

Where:
Google Ann Arbor
201 S. Division St., Fl. 5
Ann Arbor, MI

Here is the link for the RSVP page:
http://services.google.com/events/annarbor_techtalk07_2

PRESENTATION: End to End Clustering
=============================

Ashok will discuss enterprise-level clustering solutions for
production systems. He will explain how at each level one can avoid a
single point of failure. He will explore the mechanics, tips and
traps, and ramifications for performance and throughput at each level.

He will discuss clustering at the following tiers:

Global Load Balancing, Site Level Load, Balancing, Web Server Plugins, SSL Accelerators, J2EEâ„¢ Application Clustering, Caching HA Database, SAN/Veritas Volume Manager. He will also focus on some protocols like HTTP, HTTPS, RMI, Protocol Tunnelling etc.

Presenter BIO:
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Ashok Banerjee, Engineering Manager at Google, works on the Google Billing Server. Prior to Google, Ashok designed and implemented Clustering (Load Balancing and Failover) on the Oracle Application Server and worked on the internals of the WebLogic Server. His interests include distributed computing, distributed transactions, high performance messaging and persistence.
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Please attend the Ann Arbor Java Users Group as Carlus Henry speaks to us on:

Eclipse for SWT Development

Date: Tuesday, May 1st, 2007
Time: 7:00PM – 9:00PM EDT

Open Networking starts at 7 PM.

Also, we will have giveaways such as T-Shirts, Pens, etc.

Meeting Location:
Washtenaw Community College, WCC BE158
www.wccnet.org/search/roomlocator/

PRESENTATION:
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I. Introductions
A. Who am I?
B. Who are you?
II. Presentation Goals
III. What is SWT
A. Setting up Eclipse for SWT Development
B. SWT Demo
VI. What is JFace
A. JFace Demo
VIII. Eclipse RCP
A. Case Studies
B. Demo

Speaker BIO:
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Carlus Henry is a Software Developer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He has
a wide range of skills working with various technologies. He has played
many roles in his career including Software Developer, Technical Team
Lead, Lead Architect just to name a few. He has also had the pleasure
to work with various technologies including J2EE, Web Services, Swing
and SWT. He is one of the administrators of the Grand Rapids Java User
Group, and he hopes to build more communication between the GR-JUG and
Ann Arbor JUG.

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