IndicThreads : Software Developer Station

What’s Coming in Java EE 7? Productivity, Simplicity & HTML5

Content Team — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:00:33 +0000

This talk provides a code-intensive introduction to the updated Java EE 7 platform, including several live demos. The Java EE 7 platform has a changed scope and will now be focusing on Productivity and HTML5. JAX-RS 2 adds a new Client API to invoke the RESTful endpoints. JMS 2 is undergoing a complete overhaul to [...]

CommuKnitter Award Acceptance Talk – Navin Kabra

Content Team — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 10:28:27 +0000

Navin Kabra of Punetech.com was recently presented the IndicThreads CommuKnitterTM award for his exemplary work in building technology communities in India and particularly in Pune. In this award acceptance talk, Navin talks of his & Punetech’s journey and about building technology communities. He also shares his views on a successful tech career. Vibrant communities are [...]

Grammar of Graphics: A New Approach To Visualization

Content Team — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 09:55:13 +0000

Software solutions have become increasingly graphic over time. This has resulted in an explosion of visualization packages, ranging from basic charting to 3D, big data and GIS visualization. However, these packages still treat each visualization as a separate entity, and struggle to have common behavior across visualizations and platforms. Varying requirements may also lead to [...]

Technology is just the start

Content Team — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 07:34:43 +0000

Technology is extremely important. Many companies have been tremendously successful by leveraging technology. Conferences such as IndicThreads are great for learning about technology and keeping current. However technology is just the beginning. Look beyond technology if you really want to build great products! In this short talk Suhas Kelkar, Chief Technology Officer (APAC) for BMC [...]

Using Arrays and Collections in Java SE 7

Content Team — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:19:56 +0000

This article is based on his book Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 7 Programmer Study Guide by Richard Resse released in August 2012 by Packt Publishing. The book provides an in-depth understanding of Java through the examination of objects and methods, extensive code examples and and coverage of good programming and design practices as they [...]

Analysing large scale data with Apache Hadoop

Content Team — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:34:14 +0000

Apache Hadoop is a Java framework for large-scale distributed batch processing infrastructure which runs on commodity hardware. The biggest advantage is the ability to scale to hundreds or thousands of computers. Hadoop is designed to efficiently distribute and handle large amounts of work across a set of machines. This talk will introduce Hadoop along with [...]

JavaFX Rich Client Platform

Content Team — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 05:21:57 +0000

Most client applications today are browser based and use HTML CSS Javascript. However we often find that these applications lack the richness of native desktop applications. Can Java reload desktop application like rich interfaces while also providing modern features & capabilities? Is JavaFX the answer? This session will deep dive into JavaFX starting with a [...]

Redis: Memory Is The New Disk

Content Team — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:45:12 +0000

Redis is an advanced in memory key-value store designed for a world where “Memory is the new disk and disk is the new tape”. Redis has some unique properties — like blazing read and write speed, rich atomic operations and asynchronous persistence — which make it ideally suited for a number of situations. This talk [...]

7th IndicThreads Pune Conference

Content Team — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:07:58 +0000

The 7th Annual IndicThreads Pune Conference will be held on 14-15 December 2012. We received a record number of submissions this year and the event boasts of possibly our best lineup of speakers & sessions! Pune12 brings a hurricane (cyclone maybe) of learning around Cloud, Java, Scala, Big Data, NoSQL, HTML5 & emerging technologies. Do [...]

Spring vs JavaEE – Updates from the Java EE and Spring Framework Panel Discussion at JavaOne

Harshad Oak — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:04:13 +0000

Updates from the Java EE and Spring Framework Panel Discussion at JavaOne. Panelist: 1) Richard Hightower – Developer, InfoQ 2) Bert Ertman – Fellow, Luminis 3)Gordon Dickens – Technical Architect, IT101, Inc. 4)Chris Beams – Senior Technical Staff, VMware 5) Arun Gupta – Technology Evangelist, Oracle . The bulk of audience are enterprise developers. Show [...]