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Rob Harrop, Core Spring developer and author of the best seller Pro Spring

 Rob  Harrop

Rob Harrop is a respected speaker, author, entrepreneur and technologist.

As Lead Engineer of SpringSource dm Server, Rob is driving SpringSource's enterprise middleware product line and ensuring that the company continues to deliver high-performance, highly scalable enterprise soutions. With a thorough knowledge of both Java and .NET, Rob has successfully deployed projects across both platforms. He has extensive experience across a variety of sectors, in particular banking,retail and government. Prior to joining SpringSource, he co-founded UK-based software company Cake Solutions Limited and worked as Lead Developer for a successful dotcom start-up.

Rob is the author of five books, including Pro Spring, a widely acclaimed, comprehensive resource on the Spring Framework.

Rob is a member of the JCP and is involved in the JSR-255 Expert Group for JMX 2.0. Rob is an experienced, highly-sought after, technical speaker who can communicate complex topics in a way that any developer can understand. Over the past 3-4 years, Rob has also presented at JavaOne, QCon, AOSD, The Spring Experience, SpringONE, OSCon, and OreDev on a variety of topics to rave reviews.

Presentation: "Introduction to the SpringSource dm Server (1)"

Time: Tuesday 13:00 - 14:15

Location: Foyer Room

Abstract:

The SpringSource dm Server is the next-generation modular middleware platform. In this session, the dm Server development team will present a rapid, hands-on introduction to the dm Server.

Topics covered will include:

  • What is the dm Server?
  • Getting started with the dm Server
  • An introduction to applications on dm Server
  • Using the dm Server tools
  • dm Server Roadmap
  • At the end of this session attendees will have all the knowledge needed to get started with the dm Server and modular applications. Delegates can attend the additional SpringSource dm Server sessions to learn more about using dm Server in their organization

    Attendees should have an intermediate understanding of Java SE and Java EE web applications

Presentation: "Practical Usages of SpringSource dm Server"

Time: Tuesday 14:30 - 15:45

Location: Foyer Room

Abstract: The SpringSource dm Server is the next-generation modular middleware platform. In this session, Project Lead Rob Harrop will present a rapid, hands-on introduction to the dm Server.

Topics covered will include:

  • Practical Steps for Modular Application Design
  • Techniques for building modular applications on dm Server
  • Migrating Java EE Applications
  • Bundle repository management
  • Using the dm Server tools

At the end of this session attendees will have all the knowledge needed to get started with the dm Server and modular applications. Delegates can attend the additional SpringSource dm Server sessions to learn more about using dm Server in their organization

Attendees should have an intermediate understanding of Java SE and Java EE web applications

Presentation: "Introduction to the SpringSource dm Server (2)"

Time: Tuesday 16:00 - 17:45

Location: Foyer Room

Abstract:

Following on from the earlier SpringSource dm Server sessions, Project Lead Rob Harrop will discuss advanced dm Server use cases and internals.

Topics will include:

  • dm Server architecture
  • Advanced OSGi wiring
  • Deployment, personalities, and profiles
  • Diagnosing common developer errors
  • Serviceability and support infrastructure

    Attendees should be familiar with the SpringSource dm Server and should have an intermediate understanding of Java SE and Java EE web applications.