Our speaker this month, James Ward (www.jamesward.com) is a Principal Developer Evangelist at Heroku. Today he focuses on teaching developers how to deploy Java, Play! and Scala apps to the cloud. James frequently presents at conferences around the world such as JavaOne, Devoxx, and many other Java get-togethers. Along with Bruce Eckel, James co-authored First Steps in Flex. He has also published numerous screencasts, blogs, and technical articles. Starting with Pascal and Assembly in the 80′s, James found his passion for writing code. Beginning in the 90′s he began doing web development with HTML, Perl/CGI, then Java. After building a Flex and Java based customer service portal in 2004 for Pillar Data Systems he became a Technical Evangelist for Flex at Adobe. You can find him tweeting as @_JamesWard, answering questions on StackOverflow.com and posting code at github.com/jamesward.

For those of you are that are new to the AJUG scene, AJUG meetings on the third Tuesday of each month from 7:00 – 9:00 PM in the Perimeter Center area. Our meetings emphasize high-quality technical content and we encourage interaction among attendees.

Come join us!

Holiday Inn Select Atlanta
Perimeter Dunwoody
4386 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30341

We also have a great pre-meeting get together at La Botana from 5:30 – 6:45 with free dinner and drinks from Anteo Group!
La Botana
2071 Savoy Dr
Chamblee, GA 30341

This month’s meeting will systematically deconstruct your worldview, introduce several essential thinking toold for approaching Agile projects, and explain ghe core set of principles and practices necessary to become a successful Agile test and team member. Mike Cottmeyer is the President of LeadingAgile, a management consultancy focused on safely and pragmatically introducing Agile methods into small, mid-sized and large organizations. In addition to running a growing company, Mike stays active working with many of his current clients.

Mike’s background includes work at IBM, EDS and Arthur Anderson. More recently, he has worked at John Harland, CheckFree, VersionOne, Pillar Technology, and for the past several years, LeadingAgile. His client lists includes small startups and large Fortune 500 companies. Mike lives and worked in Atlanta but supports clients worldwide. When not doing client work, Mike is a regular speaker at various Agile conferences. He is active in PMI and was on the steering committee for the recently launched PMI-ACP certification. Mike also runs the local Atlanta Scrum Meet-Up and volunteers with the PMI Agile Local Interest Group and Agile Atlanta.

Meeting Agenda:
6:30 – 7:00 Networking & Refreshments
7:00 – 7:15 Welcome and Job Announcements
7:15 – 8:15 Presentation. The Last 15 Minutes is for Q&A
8:15 – 8:30 Networking

Meeting Location:
MDI
35 Technology Parkway South
Suite 150
Norcross, GA 30092

In this month’s HTML5 presentation, we’ll discuss a variety ways that you can improve a website’s performance, covering how web browsers load and cache files, and how you can account for that behavior. We’ll discuss tools that let you load JavaScript more quickly, cut down your images, and whip bloated WordPress installations into shape. We’ll also discuss some simple ways to keep JavaScript code humming along.

Finally, we’ll review the benefits and challenges that come with new technologies such as icon fonts and responsive design. We’ll cover tips you can use now, as well as what you can look forward to as the web evolves.

Our speaker, Ryan DeBeasi, is a front-end developer at 352 Media Group. He loves concise language, elegant design, and jazz. You can view his portfolio at http://ryandebeasi.com/ or follow him at @RyanDeBeasi.

For those of you that are new to the group, doors open at 6:30 PM for refreshments and networking. The presentation usually kicks off at 7 and lasts for about an hour to an hour-and-a-half. What does Anteo Group love about HTML5 Meet Up? Easy – the fresh and upcoming crowd of developers from all over Atlanta that are truly passionate about learning new technologies and every month there has been an A+ presentation. Past meet up topics include: Augmented Reality, AJAX Pitfalls, Mobile Devices and Responsive Web Design, and HTML5 on Mobile Devices. And last but not least, there is always plenty of food and drinks.

Location:
Engauge
1230 Peachtree St.
Suite 2200
Atlanta, GA 30309

Driving Directions:
From 400 South/I-85 Southbound:
Take exit 84 for 17th St toward 14th St/10th St. Follow signs to 14th St. Make left onto 14th St NW. Turn left at Peachtree St NE. NOTE: Promenade II Building is on the left side right across from the Four Seasons (bronze-colored building). We’re on the 22nd floor.

From I-75 Southbound:
Take exit 250 for 16th St toward 14th St/10th St. Follow signs to 14th St. Make left onto 14th St NW. Turn left at Peachtree St NE. Promenade II Building is on the left side right across from the Four Seasons (bronze-colored building). We’re on the 22nd floor.

From Airport/I-85 Northbound:
Take exit 250 toward Tenth St/Fourteenth St/Georgia Tech. Merge onto Williams St NW. Make right onto 14th St NW. Turn left at Peachtree St NE. Promenade II Building is on the left side right across from the Four Seasons (bronze-colored building). We’re on the 22nd floor.

MARTA:
We’re off the Arts Station Stop. Walk up 15th Street. Promenade II Building is on the right side across from the Arts Center Building. We’re on the 22nd floor.

Event parking lots are plentiful:
• Lot between Marriott and Four Seasons on 14th Street (entrance on right).
• Attached garage next to building (entrance is off 15th Street).
• Lot on Spring St. between 14th and 13th St (entrance on left of 13th St).
• Lot on West Peachtree St NW between 16th and 15th St (entrance on left).

For more information about HTML5 Meet Up – http://www.meetup.com/AtlantaHTML5/

If you’re interested in going deeper into the topic and learning more, please joins us for an interactive session Tuesday, April 17th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM.

Our two speakers, David Lane and Burk Hufnagel, are members of the International Association of Software Architects. David is a V.P. and Senior Architect within SunTrust Bank’s Enterprise Architecture Practice focusing on Corporate Systems, back end systems which support all that it takes to run a bank (areas such as Risk, Compliance, Audit, Finance, HR, Marketing and related systems). He has been with SunTrust since 1998 serving in many capacities from Developer, SME, PM, System Admin to Solution Architect. Prior to joining SunTrust I worked as a developer and network admin for various Novell, Microsoft and Unix networks. David has overseen small and large projects involving J2EE, .NET, mainframe and vended solutions and is also a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). David serve on the Global IASA Board of Education volunteering on both the Architect Training (ATC) and Bylaws Committees which worked to define the Architecture profession along with accompanying IASA training curriculum and certifications. David is currently one of the founding members of the IASA Atlanta Chapter and has served on its board since its official inception over four years ago (having served in every officer position).

Burk Hufnagel is a Solution architect with Research In Motion, working with Business, Development, Operations, and QA teams, to deliver better software faster. Burk is currently on the Board of Directors for AJUG and the Atlanta chapter of the International Association of Software Architects. Like David, he is a founding member of the chapter and has been on the Board since it began. Burk is certified by Sun as a Java Programmer, Developer, and JEE 5 Enterprise Architect, and a contributing author to the O’Reilly books “97 Things Every Programmer Should Know” and “97 Things Every Software Architect Should Know”. In 2010, Burk was voted a JavaOne Rock Star for his talk on User Experience Anti-Patterns.

For those of you are that are new to the AJUG scene, AJUG meetings on the third Tuesday of each month from 7:00 – 9:00 PM in the Perimeter Center area. Our meetings emphasize high-quality technical content and we encourage interaction among attendees.

Come join us!

Holiday Inn Select Atlanta
Perimeter Dunwoody
4386 Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30341

We also have a great pre-meeting get together at La Botana from 5:30 – 6:45 with free dinner and drinks from Anteo Group!
La Botana
2071 Savoy Dr
Chamblee, GA 30341

Analyzing the actual cost of quality is a very difficult process to go through. Bottom line, you have to start with a proactive culture to quality assurance and take the time to prove your worth. This presentation will help quality assurance engineers and testers begin to develop the means to calculate their worth to department heads increasing job security and job satisfaction.

Our speaker, Jonathan Taylor, is the Quality Assurance Center of Excellence Leader at CTS where he oversees all contracted Quality Assurance projects and assists in managing testing efforts for all Software Development engagements. His responsibilities also include acquiring and maintaining partnerships with Quality Assurance vendors, identifying the necessary software testing skill sets CTS QA engineers need in order to remain competitive in the market, and supporting the sales team in a sales engineer role.

Jonathan joined the CTS team 5 years ago, bringing a vast amount of Computer Science knowledge with him from Jacksonville Statue University, 3 years help desk support knowledge and 3 years development experience. Jonathan has a deep experience level with Manual, Automated Regression, Performance Testing, Quality Assurance Methodology Consulting, and Quality Assurance Organization Setup and maintains his advanced ISTQB testing certification. Jonathan also possesses experience using Micro Focus, HP, and Microsoft Testing Tools.

Meeting Agenda:
6:30 – 7:00 Networking and Refreshments
7:00 – 7:15 Welcome and Job Announcements
7:15 – 8:15 Presentation

Meeting Location:
MDI Offices
35 Technology Parkway South
Suite 150
Norcross, GA 30092

Visitors will be charged a $10 fee for attending meetings. AQAA members, recruiters, sponsors and guests of the speaker are excluded from this charge. For more information, visit the AQAA website