2. About me
• Java Agile Programmer since 2000
• Working for Valuelabs
• Community guy since 2007
• Community Leadership
• JUG Chennai – Founder & Leader between 2010 and 2013
• JUG Hyderabad – Lead between – 2013 and Aug 2016
• Open Source contributor since 2011 – JavaFX, Visage, JRebirth, Forge etc..
• Individual JCP Member and Adopt-a-JSR
• JSR 331: Constraint Programming API
• JSR 357: Social Media API
• JSR 354: Money and Currency API
• JSR 342: Java Platform, Enterprise Edition 7
• JSR 363: Units of Measurement API
• JSR 365: Contexts and Dependency Injection 2.0
• JSR 371: Model-View-Controller (MVC 1.0)
• Java Student Awareness program – 5 Colleges/University in Chennai
• NetBeans DreamTeam Member
• Java Champion
4. JUG Chennai
https://plus.google.com/+JUGChennai/photos
• Founder & Leader between 2009 and 2013
• Members from 0 to 1k+
• Events
• Monthly Meetups
• CodeGala
• Chennai Java Summit – ’11, ‘12, ‘13
• Java7 Launch
• NetBeans Platform Training
• CodeRetreat - 5 times
• JTech Day
• Hardcore open source Contribution:
• Visage + JavaFX
• Java EE 7
• Money and Currency JSR
• Social Media JSR
• Expert Sessions
• Stephen Chin
• Venkat Subramaniam
• Scott Davis
• Kevin Nelson
• Arun Gupta
• Werner Kell
• Visited JavaOne as a team – 11,12,13
6. JUG Hyderabad
• Lead between – 2013 and Aug 2016
• Members from 200 to 1400+
• Started the monthly meetup @ Kondapur Botanical Garden
• Events:
• Monthly Meetup
• Hackergarten
• Java 8 Lambda
• Java EE 7 Hands-on
• Hacking Java with Rpi
• NetBeans Day India ’16
• Code Retreat – 3 times
• Expert Session
• Stephen Chin
• Venkat Subramanium
• Reza Rahman
• Geertjan Wielenga (GJ)
7. My Scala
• Scalaxia - https://scalaxia.appspot.com
• ScalaFX - https://github.com/scalafx
• ScalaFX-Ensemble - https://github.com/scalafx/scalafx-ensemble
• Currently working on CBT
11. Monthly Meetup
• Every month
• 3rd Saturday (as of now)
• 10 am to 1pm
• Venue: Depends on sponsors
• Free and open for all levels
• An opportunity to Share to all levels
• Platform to learn
12. Coding Dojo
• is a programming session based around a simple coding
challenge. Programmers of different skill levels are invited to
engage in deliberate practice as equals. The goal is to learn,
teach and improve with fellow software developers in a non-
competitive setting.
• Once in two months
• First Saturday (as of now)
• Limited to 15 members
• Platform to learn by coding
13. Hack the Tower
• A hack day for developers to work on projects together, build
new apps or just discover how to get the most out of all the
new shiny technology out there. There are no rules or prizes
to distract you, except the infinitely valuable prize of
knowledge, experience and fun.
• Once in two months
• Open for all
• Platform to Contribute!
14. CodeRetreat
• is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the
fundamentals of software development and design. By
providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused
practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the
Coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective
means of skill improvement. Practicing the basic principles of
modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve
their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change
over time.
• Adhoc program and Yearly once (Global day of CodeRetreat)
• Limited to 30