December 2009 Announcements

• Our next meeting will be December 1st at 6pm.
• Upcoming Training: In January 2010, we'll begin our "Professional Java Web Developer" group study class. Here's what we're thinking for this class: It will be conducted a little differently than before. As before, the first weeks will focus on the core java web APIs; i.e. Servlets, JSP, and JSTL. The difference comes after that. The class will fork into two parallel branches - and you get to choose the branches! The choices will be: JavaServer Faces (1.x and 2.x); Google Web Toolkit (GWT) 1.7; Grails 1.1 / 1.2; and Spring MVC (Spring 2.5 / 3.0). We'll pick the two based on registration votes in a manner yet TBD. You'll be able to enter the class at any of three entry points: You can join from the beginning to get the web API basics, then flow into one or both of the branches. If you know the web basics well and don't need the review, you can enter the flow at one or both of the branches. Learn more details at our upcoming JUG meeting.
• Wanted! Java Speakers for 2010 ... If you have a favorite API, just learned a new tool or technique, or just want to share a design or development experience that will be informative and useful to other members, please send an e-mail to president{at} gatewayjug{dot}org to get on our presentation schedule.