[TriLUG] Neal Ford talk about domain specific languages Monday, TriJUG @ Red Hat

[Pete Soper]

Forwarded from  juglist at trijug.org

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  Triangle Java Users Group presents:

     Practical Uses for Domain Specific Languages
  Presented by:

    Neal Ford

  Details:
    Monday June 18, 2012
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    Red Hat/Raleigh
    1801 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC
    TriJUG (http://trijug.org) meetings are hosted by JBoss

  Presentation summary:

   Domain Specific Languages seems like a cool idea, but where's
   the payoff? This talk provides an overview of how to build both
   internal and external DSLs (including the state of the art
   tools), stopping along the way to show how this is practical
   to your day job.
   This talk defines of DSLs (Domain Specific Languages),
   distinguishes the types of DSLS (internal and external),
   and shows examples of building DSLs of several kinds.
   It shows how to utilize DSLs for externalizing configuration
   (which you're already doing, whether you realize it or not),
   how to make your code readable to humans, how DSLs make
   developer tools better (and how to use DSL techniques
   to build your own tools), and how DSLs can provide your
   users unprecedented flexibility and power, by building
   DSLs customized to their job. This talk provides a good
   foundation for the subject if you've never seen anything
   about it, but keeps the focus on practical goals.


  About the Speaker:
   Neal is Software Architect and Meme Wrangler at ThoughtWorks,
   a global IT consultancy with an exclusive focus on end-to-end
   software development and delivery.

   Before joining ThoughtWorks, Neal was the Chief Technology
   Officer at The DSW Group, Ltd., a nationally recognized training
   and development firm. Neal has a degree in Computer Science
   from Georgia State University specializing in languages
   and compilers and a minor in mathematics specializing
   in statistical analysis.

   He is also the designer and developer of applications,
   instructional materials, magazine articles, video presentations,
   and author of 6 books, including the most recent The Productive
   Programmer. His language proficiencies include Java, C#/.NET,
   Ruby, Groovy, functional languages, Scheme, Object Pascal, C++,
   and C. His primary consulting focus is the design and
   construction of large-scale enterprise applications.
   Neal has taught on-site classes nationally and internationally
   to all phases of the military and to many Fortune 500 companies.
   He is also an internationally acclaimed speaker, having spoken
   at over 100 developer conferences worldwide, delivering more
   than 600 talks. If you have an insatiable curiosity about Neal,
   visit his web site at http://www.nealford.com. He welcomes
   feedback and can be reached at nford at thoughtworks.com 
<mailto:nford at thoughtworks.com>.

  Agenda:

   6:30 - 7:00 -- Meet, Talk, Pizza&  soft drinks
   7:00 - 7:15 -- JUG Business and Announcements, including "share a job"
                       (Recruiters welcome)
   7:15 - 8:15 -- Presentation
   8:15 - 8:30 -- Discussion with Presenter
   8:30        -- Book Raffle
   9:00        -- Doors close


  Admission:

   Paid-up members of TriJUG may attend without additional charge.
   Non-members are asked to pay $5 per meeting. However, if you are
   either a full time student or unemployed, then we ask only $2 per
   meeting. Membership for 12 months is $40 and $15 respectively.

  Directions:
   Red Hat/Raleigh
   Google Maps:http://tinyurl.com/trijug-meeting-place
   From the Raleigh Beltline:

   Take the Western Blvd exit east toward downtown Raleigh. After
   crossing Gorman Street turn right onto Varsity Drive. After crossing
   Avent Ferry Road and Main Campus Drive, Red Hat's main entrance is on
   the left. Parking is just beyond the entrance: a left into the parking
   deck. Come back out of the deck, follow the sidewalk to the right and
   back to the main entrance. The meeting room is to the left after
   entering the main lobby.