SoftwareGR

Charles Nutter, Engineyard
When: March 23rd, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Atomic Object, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
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JRuby has changed a lot in the past year. With a new focus on Java integration, the entire world of Java libraries has opened up to Rubyists. The night will include a presentation by [...]

Dr. Richard Enbody, MSU
When: February 23rd, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Atomic Object, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Buffer-overflow attacks persist and there have been many solutions proposed — all with weaknesses. We mark all external data as ‘tainted’ and refuse to jump to any ‘tainted’ addresses. By using hardware to [...]

Eric Sink, Source Gear
When: January 26th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
In his day job he is a software developer at SourceGear, a company which sells source control (aka “version control,” “SCM”) tools for small and midsize software teams.
In October 2002, SourceGear was named one [...]

Jon Wettersten, IDEO
When: October 27th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
In this lecture, Wettersten examines communication across the languages of art, mathematics, programming, and music and the implications for the creative process. Wettersten’s topic of discussion centers on the idea that languages used during the [...]

Doug Bradbury, 8th Light
When: September 22, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Work Play Space, 941 Wealthy Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506
Agile began as a developer centered set of values and practices that aimed to uncover better ways to develop software. As the movement has grown, the Agile community has been flooded by managers and [...]