Georgia Pok Guy

OK, so I just spent the entire day in a session on Struts and JavaServer Faces, and I still don’t understand the benefits and detractions of either, and where best to use them.  I gathered that since JSFs are an API there are lots of different implementations of it, which is always good (choice is always good).  Struts are easier though, or something.  I really didn’t catch a lot of it.  What it came down to is, the session would have made a great week long class, where we plumbed the depths of both topics.  But, given that my Java/Web development is limited to JSPs, I was kinda lost.  Oh well.  It piqued my interest, nonetheless, so I’ll probably be looking into JSFs for future web development.

Having said all that, Sun knows how to throw a conference!  Everyone gets a swanky backpack with even a slot in the back so you can snake your earphones to your mp3 player of choice in the bag.  Admit it, it’s an iPod.  We all know.  The complimentary breakfast was nice, mostly in that I don’t have to get breakfast before arriving.  And the lunch was damn good.  Of course, it didn’t hurt that the weather was beautiful out here in San Francisco today, and I ate lunch outside with a nice breeze cooling me off.  Oh, and the free alcohol at the end of the sessions was another big plus (gotta love Anchor Steam).  Overall, it’s a well executed affair.  There are people everywhere to tell you where to go and make sure things run smoothly.

Also, I know I’ve said this before, but I love this city.  Walking down Market St. at 7:45 this morning was an interesting experience, sparsely populated by early bird businessmen and religious doomsayers with their sandwich boards lambasting Americans for their Babylonian excesses.  San Francisco is so alive, I just love it.  The energy is just phenomenal.  I really need to move into a city, rather than languish in the damned suburbs…

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