1. “Java” User Groups Austria
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler

2. Peter Kofler
● Ph.D. (Appl. Math.)
● Professional Software
Developer for 14 years
● Developer at various big corporations
● “fanatic about code quality”

3. Why Software Communities?

4. 1. Grow Network of Peers
● Meet enthusiasts with same interests
● Foster network of professional contacts
● Helps you finding your next job
(or your next employee)

5. 18 Months
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/javase/kabutz-qa-136652.html

6. 2. Learn and Stay up-to-date
● See presentations on current topics
● Participate in workshops
● Best practice sharing in discussions

7. 3. Practice Your Craft
● Code together
● Code Kata
● Coding Dojo
● Code Retreat

8. 4. Give a Presentation
● Give back to community
● Build your reputation
● Learn even more

9. http://www.aishe.org/readings/2005-1/magennis.html

10. So What's Going On In Vienna

11. Core Communities

12. Java (Student) User Group

13. Java (Student) User Group
● Core Java
● Frameworks/Servers
● JVM/JRuby, Jython, etc.
● Development and PM
● e.g. JSR 354, Vaadin 7, Solr,
Java 8, Netty.io, Vert.x, JBoss

14. Java (Student) User Group
● http://jsug.at/
● @jsugtu
● Monday 7PM, (almost) each month
● Next: 7th
October,
http://jsug.at/wiki/Meeting_56

15. DevFest Vienna

16. DevFest Vienna
● http://www.devfest.at/
● @DevFestVienna
● Friday to Sunday, once a year
● Next: 18th
- 20th
October
http://www.devfest.at/

17. Eclipse DemoCamp/Vienna

18. Eclipse DemoCamp/Vienna
● Eclipse news, tools and RCP based products
● Strong focus on Modelling (Ecore, EMF, Xtext, etc.)
● e.g. RAP, Xtend, Xcore,
OSGi-Admin, EMF Profiles,
Vaadin OSGi, Xtext, …
● Free beer!

19. Eclipse DemoCamp/Vienna
● http://wiki.eclipse.org/Category:DemoCamps
● @EclipseDemoCamp
● Friday afternoon (till late night), twice a year
● Next: 22nd
November,
http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamps_November_2013/Vienna

20. AndroidHeads Vienna

21. AndroidHeads Vienna
● http://www.meetup.com/AndroidHeads/
● @androidheads
● New group since May 2013
● Meet at 7PM, once a month

22. Vienna Scala User Group

23. Vienna Scala User Group
● Usually two presentations
● Coding Dojo every other two weeks
● e.g. Dependency Injection
Concurrency on the JVM,
Play Framework, Pitfalls,
Concurrency Comparison

24. Vienna Scala User Group
● http://scala-vienna.org/
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/scala-vienna
● @ScalaVienna
● Meet at 6PM, twice a month
● Next: 26th
September, Dojo: 2nd
October
http://www.meetup.com/scala-vienna/

25. (Sort of) Related

26. Hackergarten

27. Hackergarten
● http://blog.code-cop.org/p/about-hackergarten.html
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/hackergarten
● @Hackergarten
● 7PM, once a month
● Work w. Open Source

28. Code Retreat

29. Code Retreat
● Day-long, intensive practice event
● Several times a year (no fixed schedule)
● Craftsmanship Live
● Practice in OO, TDD
and Pair Programming

30. Code Retreat
● http://coderetreat.org/
● Whole Saturday (8h)
● Next: 28th
September, Graz
http://coderetreat.org/events/coderetreat-graz-sept-2013
● GDCR 2013: 14th
December, Vienna (world-wide)
http://globalday.coderetreat.org/

31. Software Craftsmanship Austria

32. Software Craftsmanship Austria
● SoCraTes – Software Craftsmanship and Testing/
“Softwerkskammer-Regionalgruppe in Wien”
● https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/socrates-austria
● @SoCraTes_AT
● New group in progress

33. Follow the Vienna Communities
@codingVienna

34. Thank You
Peter Kofler
@codecopkofler

35. CC Images
● sheep: http://www.flickr.com/photos/slimjim/3316666755/
● Vienna: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25467633@N00/464099566/
● cup: http://www.flickr.com/photos/doug88888/2953428679/
● too much: http://www.flickr.com/photos/-wiktor-/2445751371/
● truck: http://www.flickr.com/photos/huskyte/7445574124/
● bike: http://www.flickr.com/photos/globalcitizen01/6207721406/
● race car: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chorwedel/4408068833/
● surgery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottmontreal/4400410472/
● incense: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cibomahto/7651263514/
● Bruce: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sherpas428/4350620602/