Presentations

NoFluffJustStuff 2007

Comparing Java and Groovy
Presentation file: [Power Point]
Source Code: [Source Code]

Intro to Java Cryptography
Presentation file: [Power Point]

Implementing DSLs in Groovy
Presentation file: [Power Point]
Source Code: [Source Code]

InfoTec 2007 Talks

Introduction to Ruby on Rails
Presentation file: [Power Point]
Handout file: [Power Point]
Ruby Example Source Code: [ruby script]
Rails Demo Code: [rails.zip]

DSLs, Groovy, and You!

Presentation file: [Power Point]
Handout: [Handout RTF]
Source Code: [dsl.zip]

Central Iowa Java Users Group Talk

Entitled: Integrating AJAX into the Enterprise
Presentation files: [pdf]

Central Iowa Java Users Group Talk

Entitled: Integrating AJAX into the Enterprise
Presentation files: [pdf]

OSCON 2006 Talk

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Here is my talk for OSCON 2006: Open Source Performance Monitoring Tools, Tips and Tricks for Java. I had a lot of fun talking to everyone I met at OSCON. This was the biggest group of people I’ve talked to so far - around 40 people were in the audience.
[ppt file][pdf file]

It is also available from O’Reilly here, along with most other talks. That file is currently a little out of date with the one above.

NoFluffJustStuff Talk


I’ve given a talk for the NoFluffJustStuff conference series, entitled Java Performance Tools, Tips, and Tricks. The slides for this talk are available [here in pdf].

Omaha Dynamic Language Users Group

Here is the Introduction to Ruby on Rails talk I gave to ODYNUG in June 2006. This was a great talk to give, and I had a ton of fun talking to everyone about such an interesting framework.
[pdf file]

Omaha Java User’s Group (OJUG) Presentations

  • December 2004: Intro to Hibernate [link]I did a presentation on Hibernate for the Omaha Java Users Group in December, 2004. This was an excellent opportunity to meet new people, as well as learn a new topic. I had not worked with Hibernate before I volunteered to talk about it, so I had to learn it pretty quick. I feel that I gave a decent overview of what it is and what the benefits of using it are.
  • February 2005: Overview of Jython [Jython Presentation] [Code]

Other Presentations

  • February 2006: Java Performance Monitoring Tools (Bass & Associates) [link] As a consultant for Bass & Associates, I had the opportunity to give this presentation for their recruiting open house.