[wplug] FW: [PittJUG] Google's Josh Bloch - Java Puzzlers TechTalk

[Carl Trusiak]

Josh Bloch always has fun with theseCarl> fyi> >  ________________________________>  From: Kristen Hofstetter [mailto:khofstetter at google.com]> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2007 3:41 PM> To: Jared Roberts> Subject: Google's Josh Bloch - Java Puzzlers TechTalk> > > Google Pittsburgh presents our second annual Java Puzzlers TechTalk> with Josh Bloch!> > When: Thursday, June 28th, 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm (Doors open at 5:30pm,> talk starts at 6pm)> > Where: 4720 Forbes Avenue, Lower Level of the Collaborative Innovation> Center (details below)> > Josh Bloch presents yet another installment in the continuing saga of> Java Puzzlers, consisting of eight more programming puzzles for your> entertainment and enlightenment. The game show format keeps you on> your toes while the puzzles teach you about the subtleties of the Java> programming language and its core libraries. Anyone with a working> knowledge of the language will be able to understand the puzzles, but> even the most seasoned veterans will be challenged. The lessons you> take from this session are directly applicable to your programs and> designs. Some of the jokes may even be funny.> > Bio: Joshua Bloch is Chief Java Architect at Google, author of the> bestselling, Jolt Award-winning "Effective Java" (Addison-Wesley,> 2001), and coauthor of "Java Puzzlers: Traps, Pitfalls, and Corner> Cases" (Addison-Wesley, 2005). He was previously a Distinguished> Engineer at Sun Microsystems, where he led the design and> implementation of numerous Java platform features including JDK 5.0> language enhancements and the Java Collections Framework. He holds a> Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie-Mellon University and a B.S.> in Computer Science from Columbia.> > Details: The Collaborative Innovation Center has an internal parking> garage accessible from Neville Avenue (intersection of 5th Ave and> Neville); another option includes parking at the Carnegie Museum and> then walking across the bridge towards the CMU campus.> > Directions to the Collaborative Innovation Center:> http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~awm/cic> > Light refreshment to be served.  Space is limited, so registration> prior to the event is required.  Please confirm your seat by emailing> us: rsvp-pit at google.com> > We look forward to seeing you there!> -Your friends at Google
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