Coding the Architecture - talk tag

Experiences of a Pragmatic Java EE Architect

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 15:09:04 GMT

I'm pleased to announce that I've been invited to speak at the upcoming UK Conference for Java™ Team Management Technology, where I'll be presenting a session entitled Experiences of a Pragmatic Java EE Architect.

Java EE has widespread adoption and systems built upon it now come in many different forms, from simple web applications designed using lightweight frameworks to full service-oriented architectures utilising asynchronous messaging. Designing Java EE systems can be complex and there are many decisions to be made along the way, both technical and non-technical.

Led by an experienced architect from the city of London, this session presents an insight into what it means to be an architect on a Java EE project - the good, the bad and the ugly. You'll hear real-world stories about the following:

The role of an architect

Development process

Technology and design decisions

Quality assurance and mentoring

Reuse and best practice

The conference itself is aimed at people running/managing Java development projects and the agenda consists of sessions focussed towards these roles. The event takes place in London on the 4th of May and you can sign up on the conference website.

The Top Ten Ways to Botch an Enterprise Java Application

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:28:33 GMT

If you're planning on heading to JavaOne this year, Cameron Purdy will be presenting what sounds like a very interesting talk on the top ten ways to botch an enterprise Java application. From his blog...

Two of my presentations were accepted for JavaOne, including a new one that I've been working on: The Top Ten Ways to Botch an Enterprise Java Application. I think the hard part will be limiting myself to only talking about ten of the things that I've seen! ;-)

I've given some funny (and unfortunately real-world!) anecdotes as part of some of the presentations that I've done on scalable performance and distributed caching, including the "checking the HR database on each HTTP request to see if the current user got fired since his/her last HTTP request" (one of my favorites). So what is your personal "Top 10 List" for ways to completely botch an application?

Reading through the comments, there are some funny stories and I only wish that I could say I've not seen these myself. One of the best ways to learn about architecture, what works and what doesn't, is to listen to others talking about their experiences. If you're at JavaOne, don't miss this opportunity.

Developing Java EE 5.0 applications with EJB 3.0 and JSF

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 12:51:34 GMT

If you're looking to start designing and building systems with EJB 3.0 and JSF then the following session might be for you.

Title : Developing Java EE 5.0 applications with EJB 3.0 and JSF
Date : Thursday January 26 2006 12:00-14:00
Location : Cheapside Room - SUN City Offices, 45 King William Street, London EC4. Nearest tube is Monument.

Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE) 5 introduces fundamental changes to the way standards-conformant enterprise Java applications are written. The innovations in EJB 3.0 are of particular significance, as they bring the enterprise Java standard to the same level of sophistication that commonly used open-source projects like Hibernate and XDoclet have made popular.

More details, including registration information can be found on the JSIG website.