“Java” User Groups Austria Peter Kofler @codecopkofler
Peter Kofler ● Ph.D. (Appl. Math.) ● Professional Software Developer for 14 years ● Developer at various big corporations ● “fanatic about code quality”
Why Software Communities?
1. Grow Network of Peers ● Meet enthusiasts with same interests ● Foster network of professional contacts ● Helps you finding your next job (or your next employee)
18 Months http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/javase/kabutz-qa-136652.html
2. Learn and Stay up-to-date ● See presentations on current topics ● Participate in workshops ● Best practice sharing in discussions
3. Practice Your Craft ● Code together ● Code Kata ● Coding Dojo ● Code Retreat
4. Give a Presentation ● Give back to community ● Build your reputation ● Learn even more
http://www.aishe.org/readings/2005-1/magennis.html
So What's Going On In Vienna
Core Communities
Java (Student) User Group
Java (Student) User Group ● Core Java ● Frameworks/Servers ● JVM/JRuby, Jython, etc. ● Development and PM ● e.g. JSR 354, Vaadin 7, Solr, Java 8, Netty.io, Vert.x, JBoss
Java (Student) User Group ● http://jsug.at/ ● @jsugtu ● Monday 7PM, (almost) each month ● Next: 7th October, http://jsug.at/wiki/Meeting_56
DevFest Vienna
DevFest Vienna ● http://www.devfest.at/ ● @DevFestVienna ● Friday to Sunday, once a year ● Next: 18th - 20th October http://www.devfest.at/
Eclipse DemoCamp/Vienna
Eclipse DemoCamp/Vienna ● Eclipse news, tools and RCP based products ● Strong focus on Modelling (Ecore, EMF, Xtext, etc.) ● e.g. RAP, Xtend, Xcore, OSGi-Admin, EMF Profiles, Vaadin OSGi, Xtext, … ● Free beer!
Eclipse DemoCamp/Vienna ● http://wiki.eclipse.org/Category:DemoCamps ● @EclipseDemoCamp ● Friday afternoon (till late night), twice a year ● Next: 22nd November, http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamps_November_2013/Vienna
AndroidHeads Vienna
AndroidHeads Vienna ● http://www.meetup.com/AndroidHeads/ ● @androidheads ● New group since May 2013 ● Meet at 7PM, once a month
Vienna Scala User Group
Vienna Scala User Group ● Usually two presentations ● Coding Dojo every other two weeks ● e.g. Dependency Injection Concurrency on the JVM, Play Framework, Pitfalls, Concurrency Comparison
Vienna Scala User Group ● http://scala-vienna.org/ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/scala-vienna ● @ScalaVienna ● Meet at 6PM, twice a month ● Next: 26th September, Dojo: 2nd October http://www.meetup.com/scala-vienna/
(Sort of) Related
Hackergarten
Hackergarten ● http://blog.code-cop.org/p/about-hackergarten.html https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/hackergarten ● @Hackergarten ● 7PM, once a month ● Work w. Open Source
Code Retreat
Code Retreat ● Day-long, intensive practice event ● Several times a year (no fixed schedule) ● Craftsmanship Live ● Practice in OO, TDD and Pair Programming
Code Retreat ● http://coderetreat.org/ ● Whole Saturday (8h) ● Next: 28th September, Graz http://coderetreat.org/events/coderetreat-graz-sept-2013 ● GDCR 2013: 14th December, Vienna (world-wide) http://globalday.coderetreat.org/
Software Craftsmanship Austria
Software Craftsmanship Austria ● SoCraTes – Software Craftsmanship and Testing/ “Softwerkskammer-Regionalgruppe in Wien” ● https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/socrates-austria ● @SoCraTes_AT ● New group in progress
Follow the Vienna Communities @codingVienna
Thank You Peter Kofler @codecopkofler
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Java User Groups in Austria (2013)