I attended the Java Posse Roundup in Crested Butte last week. It was interesting to hear discussions on so many different topics. My favorites were ‘Why are Open Source People Such Weirdos?’ and ‘Overview of JEE.’
There were good conversations on RIA too, but generally a lot of agreement. Agreement is good, but doesn’t always make for interesting conversations. Although, it was interesting to hear a general excitement for what is now possible with the RIA platforms (Flex/AIR, JavaFX, Silverlight, and GWT), most everyone seems to have a wait and see attitude towards JavaFX.
You can read my InfoQ.com write-up on the conference and OpenSpace format at: http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/03/javaposse-roundup-2008.
