A Goldfish's Memory of Javapolis 2007

December 13, 2007

Conference, day 1-2

  • The JavaFX programming model is no match for Flex's or Silverlight's
  • Bruce Eckel doesn't look like Bruce Eckel
  • Googlers, Googlers, Googlers (carry an Apple, Apple, Apple)
  • Neal Gafter has a hat glued to his head
  • Bob "natural currency" Lee is a nice guy and an excellent presenter
  • Ola Bini got in the country, despite looking like a serial killer
  • The Java Posse recording was fun, but the audio was terrible
  • Josh Bloch is always right, even if he's not
  • Effective Java Forever