sonyabarry's blog
Guest Post: Is Java the best language to meet my needs?
Posted by sonyabarry on January 31, 2012 at 10:08 AM EST
This email came into our site feedback alias this morning, and I thought this would be a great topic to ask the community. I'm a big believer in using the right tool for the job, even if it's not Java at the moment. I asked his permission to post it here, so please meet Mike:
To whom it may concern,
Devoxx 2011
Posted by sonyabarry on November 16, 2011 at 5:53 AM EST
At the moment I'm hanging out in the Oracle booth in the exhibition hall, waiting for the crowd to hit when the keynotes end. Although this is the first official day of Devoxx, we've been here since Monday for the University sessions.
Java.net Leads Meeting - 2012 and beyond
Posted by sonyabarry on October 28, 2011 at 7:50 PM EDT
Now that all of the general JavaOne excitement has died down, it's time to share my favorite part of the week - our annual community leaders meeting, which we held on October 1.
JavaOne 2011!
Posted by sonyabarry on September 30, 2011 at 10:59 AM EDT
It's that time of year again. I've got a few last minute things to pack and then I'm headed off to Oracle HQ to pick up my badge, the airport to pick up my trusty sidekick, Tonya, and then on to the Hilton in Union Square. Officially, JavaOne doesn't start until Sunday, and a lot of people won't get here until Monday. For us, it starts tonight.
OSCON Java
Posted by sonyabarry on July 26, 2011 at 3:52 PM EDT
It's day two of OSCON Java and I have to say I'm pretty impressed with the show so far. It's always difficult to kick off a new conference, but I think O'Reilly nailed it. There are 4-5 sessions in each time slot, it's a good fit for the OSCON crowd generally, but is also bringing in new folks who just came for the Java content.
Java 7 Webcast Available
Posted by sonyabarry on July 13, 2011 at 7:35 PM EDT
If you missed all or part of the Webcast you can catch up with it here. There's a lot of good stuff, including technical talks about new features and a an ask-the-experts Q&A.
At Oracle HQ for the Java7 launch
Posted by sonyabarry on July 7, 2011 at 1:05 PM EDT
Today I did something unusual - I drove to the office. One of the really nice things about my job is that I can work from home. The Java.net Infrastructure and Kenai teams are scattered across the U.S. (and one in Canada), and our users are all over the planet, so there's really no reason for me to go sit in a cube all day to answer email and have conference calls.
Hello from South Carolina
Posted by sonyabarry on June 9, 2011 at 9:09 PM EDT
On the road again. Thursday night I attended GreenJUG in Greenville, South Carolina to see Arun Gupta's EE6 presentation. I've known Arun for a while now, but I've always been working a booth or doing Java.net business while he was speaking, so this is my first time seeing him in action.
20% off any OSCON Package
Posted by sonyabarry on June 3, 2011 at 8:24 PM EDT
OSCON sent out discount codes for speakers to hand out this week. Code "Barry" is good for 20% off any of the conference packages here: https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2011/public/register
Trying to get caught up.
Posted by sonyabarry on June 1, 2011 at 1:16 PM EDT
I have started at least six blog entries in the last couple of months, and never finished them because I got too busy (most of my excuses), dumped a bottle of water into my laptop and killed it completely (at JavaOne in Moscow), and at least once I thought I saved it in Evernote but now I can't find it. So. Here's a quick rundown of what's been happening:
