Gateway JUG

June 2011 Announcements

• Our next meeting will be June 7th at 6:00pm. Topic: "Google Guava"
• The July Gateway JUG meeting has been canceled because many of our members will be celebrating a long July 4th holiday weekend through the Tuesday of our meeting.
• We have partnered with the Gateway Groovy Users group to meet on our same night. 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.

June 7th Meeting - Google Guava

  Google Guava

There are a lot of ways to learn better programming techniques. One of the best ways is to see examples revealing just what is possible. Take those examples and package them into a general purpose library and you have Google Guava!

In this presentation, we explore Guava code in the following com.google.common subpackages:

• base
• collect
• io
• net
• primitives
• util.concurrent

There's a lot in here, so I'll list 'em all, but focus on those that will give you the most value or illustrate the most interesting approaches.

From simple toStringHelper() methods to powerful immutable collection factory methods to bi-directional maps allowing look-up via value or key, you'll see plenty of ways Guava can streamline your code to make it cleaner, more elegant, and more maintainable.

By the time we finish, I guarantee you'll be devising arguments you'll make the next day to get Guava adopted into your project!

So arrive on time as we'll be starting promptly at 6:00pm to cover the bounty of goodies Google provides in the Guava library!

Presenter: Jack Frosch

Sponsor: Adaptive Solutions Group

Meeting Notes: TBD