Java User Group
Encyclopedia
A Java User Group is a community of users of the Java programming language
. Most JUGs are geographically bound, such as the PhillyJUG (Philadelphia, USA), JUGChennai (India
), JUGCNoida (India
) and the DFJUG (Brazil
).
Typically, members of a JUG support each other through:
Like other technology user groups, many JUGs cover costs by meeting in educational or community spaces (e.g. university lecture halls) and/or asking local companies to sponsor individual meetings.
Publishers like O'Reilly
and Apress
often send free books to be distributed at JUGs in exchange for the posting of public reviews of those books.
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
. Most JUGs are geographically bound, such as the PhillyJUG (Philadelphia, USA), JUGChennai (India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
), JUGCNoida (India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
) and the DFJUG (Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
).
Typically, members of a JUG support each other through:
- regular meetings (e.g. monthly)
- mailing lists
- a collaborative website or wikiWikiA wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
- study groups for JavaJava (programming language)Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
certification exams
Like other technology user groups, many JUGs cover costs by meeting in educational or community spaces (e.g. university lecture halls) and/or asking local companies to sponsor individual meetings.
Publishers like O'Reilly
O'Reilly Media
O'Reilly Media is an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly that publishes books and Web sites and produces conferences on computer technology topics...
and Apress
Apress
Apress, Inc. is a publisher of information technology books, based in New York City. It is a division of Springer Science+Business Media.Apress was founded by authors Gary Cornell and Dan Appleman. Its original name was Author's Press, shortened to APress, then Apress. In 2003, Apress purchased...
often send free books to be distributed at JUGs in exchange for the posting of public reviews of those books.