by Clara Ko
Devoxx 2008 Highlights: RIA, Concurrency, Scripting Languages, and Working Smart!
27 December 2008 in articles, links by Clara Ko
At Devoxx 2008 I got to hear about new stuff and meet new people – everything I expected from the biggest independent Java conference in the world. From what I hear, it is a conference with more stuff and less fluff – even said by Sun employees in comparison with JavaOne. It is big enough so that you can move around between talks in the same slot and if you’re not going to talks, there are always other people to hang out with. Topics that are discussed at Devoxx usually become mainstream within a year or two in the Netherlands. Perhaps they become mainstream sooner in other countries. Devoxx is always interesting for consultants such as myself to keep track of the latest trend. Not everything however, become mainstream or relevant, so the trick is to pick out the right topics to dive into later.
Here are some highlights from Devoxx 2008:
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