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RE: [java-181] Rubber Hits the Road - Design in Action Series

From:	Justin Hollander
Sent on:	Monday, May 18, 2009 1:51 PM

Thanks for the feedback.

I think what your saying is along the lines of what I was thinking. We want to be as open as possible while still maintaining a minimum standard. That encourages others to present something of quality while at the same time not presenting an elitist attitude on our part. The atmosphere remains fun for all and still fits within an educational context.

A committee of evaluators(senior members of the group) can determine project merit if this idea is a hit and there are lots of projects that people want others to see. Otherwise, it could be just a case by case thing.

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of Jim Tivy
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 13:21 PM
To: [address removed]
Subject: RE: [java-181] Rubber Hits the Road - Design in Action Series

Hi Justin

THanks for supporting this and I would like to hear from other people who have something to present. If we have lots of submissions then we can pick the best or order them. In the short term I can do this, in the longer term if this takes off we can have a small group that ranks them or open it up to meetup voting of some kind.

Thinking about vetting process, yes, we want to maximize the value to the audience as well as the presenter - perhaps you could help me here and offer me some criteria.

I was thinking.

- java technology

- design decisions (there are always lots of these)

- the application delivers value to some set of customers.

However, the application can speak for itself and may be interesting and not fully satisfy some criteria above.

Jim

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of Justin Hollander
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2009 12:52 PM
To: [address removed]
Subject: RE: [java-181] Rubber Hits the Road - Design in Action Series

I think it would be great.

I would certainly like to present what I’ve been up to. Would there be a vetting process or would anyone who has designed and/or implemented something be eligible?

From: [address removed] [mailto:[address removed]] On Behalf Of Jim Tivy
Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2009 12:19 PM
To: [address removed]
Subject: [java-181] Rubber Hits the Road - Design in Action Series

Hi Folks

I am proposing we have some meetups where a designer or architect presents their application and then designers and architects in the audience ask questions and perhaps suggest next steps for technology.

The spirit of this would be to improve the application presented by implementing features differently or how to tackle new features with a evolutionary approach. Revolutionary comments are welcome too, but will be dealt with in a cost/benefit context.

The venue may be smaller, the meetings may be often - but first I need to hear from you that this sounds interesting and effective for all parties involved - that being:

- the organization that is working on the application
- the contributing architects/designers in the audience
- the other members of the audience.

The requirement will be to seed the audience with 3 or more designer/audience types.

What say ye, good idea or bad idea.

If I get a positive response we can have our first such meetup in June.

Jim

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