Gateway JUG

May 2011 Announcements

• Our next meeting will be May 3rd at 6:00pm. Topic: "J90X - Transforming Flabby Code"
• We have partnered with the Gateway Groovy Users group to meet on our same night. Starting with our April 2011 meeting, the Gateway JUG meets from 6:00pm - 7:15pm. The Gateway Groovy User Group meeting will then follow from 7:30pm - 8:30pm. So come out for a healthy dose of Java, Groovy, and Grails starting at 6:00pm.
  
  • To RSVP for the Gateway JUG, please visit http://www.meetup.com/GatewayJUG/
  • To RSVP for the Gateway Groovy Users group, please visit http://www.meetup.com/GatewayGroovyUsers/

Wanted! Java Speakers ... We need a June speaker! 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.

RELAY|technology

 
 
RELAY|technology is an Information Technology staffing and services firm. Our drive is to build customer loyalty by providing service that is above and beyond expectations. Our belief is that in any organization, finding the right cultural fit is just as important as finding the right technical fit.

Whether you need short or long term, business critical or day-to-day technical support, RELAY|technology has the resources available to allow you to focus on growing your business. At RELAY|technology, we specialize in initiatives ranging from web development and systems integration to network security and technical support.

Mike Menne

Mike earned a Bachelor of Science, Computer Science degree from Truman State University in 2009, but has been doing Java for several years before that.

He has worked for several different companies, but is currently at Monsanto as a consultant from Daugherty Business Solutions.  His duties include perfecting the code base at Monsanto. 

He has a passion for using fun technology, working on cool and meaningful projects, and most importantly ...writing clean code.

You can read more about him at http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michael-menne/16/60/61

May 3 Meeting - J90X - Transforming Flabby Code

J90X

Transforming Flabby Code

It's time to cut the flab and gain some lean, mean object oriented Java code.  That's right...90 minutes.  No gym.  No diet.  Lose 30, 60, perhaps even 120 lines of code per class.  Watch the methods melt away and be prepared to be amazed with your toned, trim objects.

Using the latest techniques developed by Robert Martin, Steve Freeman, and Nat Pryce, you can develop the software that you have always wanted.  Just read these testimonials...

"At first I was reluctant to try J90X, but even after 60 minutes, my classes were more focused and clearly defined on one purpose."

"J90X gave me the confidence to better organize my code.  Just like that, the method parameters and temporary variables disappeared.  It was easy!"

"People used to say that I had a lot of 'junk in the trunk', but since using J90X my junk is packaged neatly with matching functionality."

It can be easy for you too.  Simply attend the Gateway JUG meeting on May 3rd, 2011 and begin applying the principles that will transform your code from flab into fab.

Included in J90X is:

• Brief overview of Test Driven Development
• How to listen to your code
• Clean code gotta-knows
• A few words about Refactoring
• How to break the fules with Freeman and Pryce

Speaker: Mike Menne

Sponsor: RELAY|technology