Felipe Gaucho, our colleague, JUG leader, Java evangelist and long time java.net collaborator passed away yesterday.

Android Wireless Application Development by Shane Conder and Lauren Darcey is one of first books that address android development. It covers many topics about the platform and gives general tips for development not only for android devices but also for mobile platforms in general.

First chapter of the book is very interesting. It talks about mobile devices history and revolution of mobile devices in last years. Also it talks about how mobile devices usage has really changed by time from only making and receiving calls to using them to access internet, send and receive emails and also may be for complex usages like creating rich text documents and spreadsheets.

Next chapters cover multiple topics on the platform in brief. It covers a wide range of platform capabilities like data storage, 3D graphics, telephony apis, and others.

Thanks for all people supported us in JDC 2008 it was a great success and major achievement of the Egyptian Java User Group.

As a small recognition we award JDC 2008 volunteers with JDC 2010 pass.

-Ahmed Abouraya
-Ahmed El Banna
-Ahmed Aswani
-Amr Ali
-Mahmoud Hashim
-Mohamed Fathalla
-Mohamed El Shafey
-Mostafa Abdel Malek
-Noha Mahmoud
-Rania Helal
-Shimaa Gameel
-Shady Atef

Not to forget the continues supported
- Mina Shokry
- Ahmed Rabih

-Your name is missing ? contact me hashim{at}egjug(dot)org

Regards,
Ahmed

I would like to share with you latest article by Hazem Saleh published in IBM Developer Works portal about RIA development using IBM JWL and GMaps4JSF. GMaps4JSF is a software component developed by Hazem Saleh to integrate between JSF application and Google Maps. I encourage to read this article Creating mashup applications using IBM JWL and GMaps4JSF in a WebSphere 7.0 environment

Yet another brilliance from Hazem Saleh whom we are proud of, Hazem is co-author "The Definitive Guide to Apache MyFaces and Facelets" book and a blogger about the J2EE and JSF. After his contribution in MyFaces and book released, he started another project for Google Maps integration with JSF. GMaps4JSF will be the topic which he will present in JSFDays 2009 conference at Vienna, Austria.

Well done Hazem and keep up the great achievements. Gazak Allah Khair!

Last week Geertjan Wielenga has interviewed Amr El Adawy, a developer of JSPX framework. Amr is first,main and active contributor in this interesting framework, check the interview. Well done Amr and keep up the good work.

Dear EGJUG members,

I am very happy to announce that our friend Hazem Saleh has published his first book about JavaServer Faces with co-operation with other authors. Hazem is FCI-CU 2004 Graduate "the dream team of CS department :D "  he is an expert in J2EE/JSF; and Apache MyFaces contributor. Beside the Java; Hazem is a real programmer 'Geek', smart in problem solving, mathematics and algorithms.

Hazem is working for IBM and old member in the Egyptian Java User Group.

Check the book http://www.amazon.com/Definitive-Guide-Apache-MyFaces-Facelets/dp/1590597370

Keep your eye always on Hazem's blog http://www.jroller.com/HazemBlog/

Congratulation Hazem, Well Done, May Allah accept from you and Gazak Allah khair.