Hong Kong Java User Group

Java Talk: JESSICA2 Project Update

2011-05-16T18:33:16.000Z

When: Thu Jun 9, 2011 6:30pm to 8:30pm HKT

Where: Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Room QR512
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: (From http://i.cs.hku.hk/~clwang/projects/JESSICA2.html) JESSICA2 (Java-Enabled Single-System-Image Computing Architecture version 2) is a distributed Java Virtual Machine (DJVM) to support parallel execution of multithreaded Java applications in a networked cluster environment. Implemented as a cluster middleware at the Java virtual machine level for realizing single system image, JESSICA2, makes the whole cluster look as a single machine running a single JVM. With JESSICA2 DJVM, a single Java program can span multiple computing nodes, and enjoy extreme computation power, huge memory space, and strong I/O capabilities. Dr C.L.Wang has previously spoken at HKJUG event on the project - he would provide an update to the latest development of the project. Speaker Bio: Dr. Cho-Li Wang received his BS degree in Computer Science and Information Engineering from National Taiwan University in 1985. He obtained his MS and PhD degrees in Computer Engineering from University of Southern California in 1990 and1995 respectively. Dr. Wang is very active in the cluster and grid computing research. He is currently a member of the executive committee for IEEE Task Force on Cluster Computing (TFCC) and IEEE Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (TCPP). He is also a core member of Hong Kong Grid (HKGrid) and Asia-Pacific Grid (ApGrid). Dr. Wang has served as the program committee member for more than 15 international conferences and has been the Program Chair of the 2003 IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing. He and Dr. Francis Lau co-lead the Systems Research Group (SRG). Their team built the Gideon300 cluster in October 2002, which was ranked #175 onthe TOP500 Supercomputers list (Nov 2002). It was the first largest self-made PC cluster in Hong Kong. Dr. Wang's research interests include cluster and grid computing, ubiquitous/pervasive computing. The talk will start at 7pm, and there is a short networking session from 6.30pm until 7pm, and more networking session afterwards.

5 things you didn't know about your JVM

2011-05-16T13:27:09.000Z

When: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2pm to 4pm HKT

Where: Multi-Function Room, 15/F, IVE (Morrison Hill), 6 Oi Kwan Road, Wanchai
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Java Virtual Machine is central to the whole infrastructure, and the latest version of JVM is a complex execution engine that would efficiently execute your bytecode. In this talk we will look at some of the latest optimization the JVM does to make Java run faster, and also how the monitoring tools that has been made available in the latest JVM helps you to optimize your Java program. Speaker Biography Sunny Chan currently works in a major investment bank as a technology analyst providing support for the Java infrastructure as well as advising application team to make the best use of the Java technology. Previously he been working in IBM Java development laboratory in Hursley, United Kingdom, developing Java Virtual Machine.

Oracle and Java Technology Night

2011-05-16T13:25:53.000Z

When: Fri Feb 18, 2011

Event Status: confirmed

Java Cafe - an informal meet up for Java developers and users

2011-05-16T13:25:21.000Z

When: Sat Apr 2, 2011 3pm to 5pm HKT

Where: Trafalgar, 5/F, 54-62 Lockhart Road, The Broadway, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: This is our first informal meet up for Java developers and users. Please bring along any questions or topics for discussion - anything from the latest Android phone (well they use Java programming language after all!) or bring your laptops and we can look at the latest Java tools and even our own test for the latest Java 7 developer build. Please sign up on the facebook event page or email me at sunny@hkjug.org if you want to know more. There are enough responses now so this is definitely happening. The pub will have wi-fi access and there will be electric socket for all your laptops.

Java talk: Laying Java to REST: JAX RS

2011-05-16T13:16:30.000Z

When: Fri May 6, 2011 6:30pm to 8:30pm HKT

Where: Room Y404, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: This session is about: What is REST API and Java point of view and JAX RS. This would be an basic to intermediate level. People with proper web application , J2EE background should be a good audience for this session. About the speaker :- Ranganath is the founder of Bangalore Open Java User Group, Foss Enthusiast, polyglot, has worked on Android, Linux Kernel, Customisation of Linux Kernel and porting kernel to various platforms. Ranganath is part of various communites like Python User Group and Bangalore Linux Group. You can find his blog at http://ranganaths.wordpress.com/

Dr. Paul Chapman, Senior Consultant, SpringSource Australasia: "Spring 2.5: Enhanced productivity and production power"

2008-04-23T19:15:56.000Z

When: Thu May 22, 2008 6:30pm to 8pm HKT

Where: Hong Kong Open Source Software Centre, 5/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Abstract Spring 2.5 continues its established theme of simplicity and power, offering a range of new capabilities that support developers building large, complex, mission-critical enterprise applications. In this session, Paul will be exploring a subset of the new capabilities present in Spring 2.5, along with some of its sister products that have recently been released. Aimed at existing Spring users, this session will introduce new capabilities including automated component scanning, expanded annotated metadata services, and the considerable advancement of convention over configuration in Springs web framework. Whilst these improvements considerably enhance the productivity of application developers and lower long-term maintenance cost, Spring 2.5 also significantly improves the production and runtime experience. Paul will demonstrate some of these production runtime enhancements, including OSGi bundle support and the new Spring Advanced Management Suite (AMS). Pauls session will be intensely demonstration oriented, focusing on refactoring an existing Spring 2.0 application to leverage the new Spring 2.5 capabilities. As such, the session will clearly communicate how these improvements reduce the amount of both Java code and XML now required, plus provide solid guidance for attendees on how to approach upgrading their existing Spring 2.0 applications. Speaker Biography Dr Paul Chapman is a Senior Consultant within our Australasian service delivery division, where he undertakes consulting, training and mentoring of our clients across Asia-Pacific. Paul has been working in the IT industry for some 20 years. During that time he has worked with large corporations, government departments, small businesses and private individuals across a wide variety of industries including finance, automotive, IT, retail, travel and mining. Prior to SpringSource, Paul worked in technical pre-sales, product management, freelance consulting, customer training and production support. In these roles, Paul specialized in architecting, developing and managing distributed, enterprise Java systems. Paul was born in the United Kingom, and holds a doctorate in Parallel Computation from Bristol University, UK. He currently resides in Sydney, Australia. In his spare time, Paul has keen interest in film, theatre, travel, food and wine. Supporting Organization & Venue Sponsor Hong Kong Open Source Software Centre Fees Free of charge!! Seats are limited and registration is required. Registration details will be provided soon. HKJUG is for everyone who loves Java, join us now!! https://hkjug.dev.java.net/gatherings/2008/0522.html

JavaFX - The Next GUI Development Standard

2007-11-23T13:04:18.000Z

When: Sat Dec 1, 2007 2:30pm to 4pm HKT

Who: Hong Kong Java User Group
Where: Sun Microsystems Training Room, 66/F Central Plaza, 18 Harbour Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Event Status: confirmed
Event Description: Speaker: Mr. Lee Chuk Munn, Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems Abstract In the very old day when we wrote Java Applet for web page or standalone Java application, we use AWT to construct User Interface (UI), and then Swing becomes popular, and then Eclipse SWT/RCP claims to be another killer technology. In the mobile world, there is a MIDP UI API. So many UI technologies and standards are out there already, why bother to have yet another one called JavaFX?! In the JavaOne conference 2007, JavaFX is first introduced to the public as the next killer UI technology. It supports various platform and is designed to simplify and speed up the creation and deployment of high impact UI applications. In this event, Mr. Lee Chuk Munn will introduce this standard and technology to us. He will show us what's special about JavaFX and demonstrate how simple it is to write JavaFX Script to construct UI for different platforms. Speaker Biography Chuk Munn Lee has been programming in the Java language since 1996, when he first joined Sun Microsystems in Hong Kong. He currently works as a senior developer consultant and technology evangelist for Technology Outreach at Sun in Singapore and is a frequent speaker at conferences around the globe. He has spent six years working with key Asia-Pacific independent software vendors (ISVs) to design, prototype, develop, tune, size, and benchmark their applications. An avid gamer, Lee is also creating a 2D isometric Java technology game that is played between two players by email or peer-to-peer network. He graduated in 1987 from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, where his favorite subject was compiler theory. The HKJUG highly recommend his recent interview for zdnet - Seven habits of effective developers Venue Sponsor Sun Microsystems of California Ltd. Fees Free of charge!! No registration is required. HKJUG is for everyone who loves Java, join us now!! Web: https://hkjug.dev.java.net/gatherings/2007/1201.html