JavaPolis 2006: Overall Impressions

Posted on | 17 December 2006 |
Tags: conference | java | javapolis

After staying an extra day in Antwerp to visit family, I’m back in Amsterdam after the JavaPolis conference, the biggest independent Java conference. I told myself that if I don’t finish writing down my thoughts from JavaPolis before the weekend is over, I’ll probably never get to it. So here it goes. I guess if I were more disciplined, I would’ve been writing during the sessions (like Danny Lagrouw), but network connection was mostly impossible (even with 10 wireless networks), and I don’t like writing without having the ability to cross-reference things and do instant research. But still, I still want to record my own impressions.

Besides the sessions, what I find even more valuable is the chance to have discussions and find out technologies and experiences from fellow programmers. At first glance, the main issues presented at the conference were: SOA and rich client, with a few about performance, process, testing, and Ruby.

Audio/Video with synchronized slides (also downloadable as PodCasts) are promised for free at www.parleys.com. Currently the site contains sessions from SpringOne, the other conference organized by BeJUG.

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