AJUG April

["Burr Sutter" <sutter@bravepoint.com>]

April 20th - AJUG and MDA (Model Driven Architecture)

Time: 6:30
Main Presentation: 7:00 -9:00 pm
Place: Holiday Inn Select - 4386 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd, Atlanta, GA 30341
(770) 457-6363 Exit 30 - one exit east of Ashford-Dunwoody off 285.  
Cost: Free (sign up for our email-list at www.ajug.org)

Applying MDA in the Real World
You have probably heard of the raging debates over Model Driven
Architecture, UML's immaturity, code generation controversy or that modeling
is for wimps. Even such industry notables as Martin Fowler and Scott Ambler
have negative opinions about the viability of MDA. 

We found an author of The Agile Manifesto, Jon Kern (friends with both
Ambler and Fowler), who takes a somewhat contrarian view. Jon is a fanatic
about ensuring software development efforts deliver business value.

Jon will describe a pragmatic "distilled" usage that has high project value
when combined with visual tool support. He will discuss where UML and MDA
overlap, and will dismiss the "Silver Bullet" theory that often accompanies
design and development tools. 
Along the way, Jon will discuss three simple keys to software development
success that you should be practicing:
.	Separation of Concerns 
.	Duality of Architectures
.	Agile development
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May 18th - Java DevCon
A full day of lectures and demonstrations targeted at the professional
software developer.  
Time:  8:00 to 6:00 pm
Place:  Cobb Galleria
Cost: $50
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. 
An announcement describing the content and registration process will be
coming soon.
There will be no nightly meeting for AJUG in May. 

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