Developing business applications is hard, but creating the basic objects and getting them into and out of the database shouldn't have to be. Almost nine years ago, Streamlined Object Modeling gave us some simple patterns for this. These days, JPA has simplified much of the complicated task of ORM. Do the old solutions still apply? Are there modern problems that can be solved? Of course!

For example, bi-directional relationships can be tricky. SOM provides some simple rules for managing them that work great with JPA. This session will provide an overview of the basics of the SOM analysis patterns, and show how to apply some of the implementation patterns in a JPA environment.

Speaker: Mike Abney

Mike is a "Technical Director" for Improving Enterprises (http://improvingenterprises.com), a top-notch, Dallas-based, software consulting firm. A long-time Java developer, he has played many roles in software development including technical support, development, web designer, analyst, and project manager. With Jill Nicola and Mark Mayfield, he coauthored Streamlined Object Modeling (http://www.amazon.com/Streamlined-Object-Modeling-Patterns-Implementation/dp/0130668397), which attempts to pare down object analysis and design into easily-followed sets of patterns and rules. He is also one of the founders and leaders of several software development groups in the Bryan/College Station area including AgileBCS (http://agilebcs.org).

Please RSVP

RSVP by going to http://hjug07272011.eventbrite.com/ We will need an accurate head count in order to know how much pizza to order.

Meeting Location: PROS Pricing

3100 Main Map
10th floor
Houston, TX 77002

Suggested Parking:

Park across the street in the parking garage on Elgin on the 3rd or 4th floor in the Visitor designated spots. Walk across the skybridge on the 3rd floor and take the elevators on the right side of the elevator lobby to the 10th floor.

Meeting Sponsor: Improving Enterprises

Sponsor Website: http://www.improvingenterprises.com

Company Overview

About Improving Enterprises

In 2007, Improving Enterprises, LLC merged with Blue Ocean Group to form Improving Enterprises, Inc., a complete IT services firm, offering training, consulting, recruiting and project services focused in Agile, Microsoft (.Net) and Java technologies. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with additional offices in Bryan/College Station, TX and Columbus, OH. http://www.improvingenterprises.com.

Door Prizes and Giveaways!

• JetBrains has donated one IntelliJ license to be raffled off at this month's HJUG meeting if we have 30 attendees, two if we have 50 or more
• Hello2Morrow has donated a SonarJ Personal license to be raffled off at this month's HJUG meeting
• ZeroTurnaround has donated a license of JavaRebel to be raffled off this month