“ Hi. I am a beginner of J2SE. I use Netbeans and emacs to practice on programming. Basically I write pretty simple code to gain vital skills on Java programming which latter on will help me get a work in software development sector. ”

“ Hi all, I am really interested in this area and would like to meet like-minded people... ”

“ Hi, I am looking for a good Senior Developer for our Dublin office. Start Immediate. ”

“ 8 years Enterprise development. Worked for both startups and large multinationals. Currently looking into PageFlows under JDK 1.5 ”

“ Hi, I studied JAVA for 4 years and I just graduated. Now I'm working for a software sales organisation BUT I am developing in my own time. Actually, I'm still working on my final year J2EE project, which I am convinced will make me rich one day! ”

“ Almost 6 years on java mostly on server side and core, just started some work on Struts and not having good time with them.... ”

“ Hi, My name is Don Obomighie, a Nigeria with two year experience with Java Programming language, and high proficiency in mySQL, Dreamweaver Mx, Flash Mx, Vb, and Oracle with great passion in motivating people. I'm tasting to move up speedily in ”

“ Well I feel a little intimidated among all you profesionals as I've just started learning Java as a post-graduate on a part-time mainly on-line course, hence any help would be appreciated. ”

“ I've been a Java contractor for the last 7 years, working mostly abroad. ”

“ UK-based, currently working on the Irish Government's Pension system, implemented using Naked Objects. As well as NO, interests include Eclipse RCP, AspectJ, UML/OOAD. I also do some Sybase perf/tuning and general RDBMS work. ”

“ Hi, I'm Antono and I come from Italy. I will be in Dublin at 20 of june for job. I'm also member of Jug of sardegna and www.GNUraghe.org (lug of Oristano). I'm working about web as administrator and programmer.... but I'm not an expert about java ”

“ On Java for 7 years. Periodically check myself into Groovy and Ruby rehab (mostly Groovy). Routinely fall of the wagon. Interested in metaprogramming, dynamic languages, aop. ”

“ J2EE developer working in Ireland since 2000. Founder of Passion Development, a consultancy company specialising in J2EE development. Currently Bloging at http://www.stephendowney.net ”

“ Background: J2EE developer (server side), former consultant. Been working on digital interactive TV apps for a couple of years, using WebSphere/DB2. Now working with FOSS products: JBoss/Tomcat, Spring, Hibernate, MySQL/PostgreSQL, Linux, Eclipse. ”

“ Java developer of 3 yrs. Loves reading new books on emerging Java technologies. ”

“ Programmer of 8 years. Working in OSS web app development. Currently interested in dynamic languages (Ruby/Groovy), application security, and messaging. ”

“ Just interested to keep up to date with Java dev and be able to bounce ideas about. Developer for 6 years (3 in Java). ”

“ Fergal, Online Manager at IrishDev.com ICT Reporter and Technical Architect. ”

“ 6+ yrs. Mostly with small companies. Now getting into the big boys and having to get used to a lot of changes. Interests at the moment are the current "cool tools" i.e. iBatis (the replacement for Entity Beans?), Spring, Ajax. Examples please. ”

“ I've been a Java developer for the last 4 years. Before that I wrote C++ for about 14 years. Into: Unit testing, Eclipse, JBoss, non-extreme Programming, Hibernate, Lucene. Looking for: Profiler, Web test tool. Feeling lonely, working from home ”

“ Diploma in java programming & internet development. ”

“ Long time professional software engineer. ”

“ Hola. I'm a Spanish boy starting a new life in Dublin. I start working in an IT company at 2006-08-21 and I would like to meet other Spanish people, help with Spanish practicioners and learn more about Dublin and Irish culture. ”

“ Hi Everybody, I worked in Java project where I had the possibility to learn Java programming. Unfortunatly the most experience I have in programming is in php. I try now to reverse the situation. I am looking forward for my first meetup in Dublin. ”

“ Hey there. I work in Locaweb, the biggest web hosting company in latin america. At the moment, we are developing a web based control panel for a Virtual PBX. See you guys. ”

“ I work for Sun Micro in the Dublin Offices. My background is in embedded systems, in particular embedded Linux. For Sun, I specialize in J2ME for devices in the TV space (BluRay players, IPTV solutions, SetTopBoxes, etc.). ”

“ Java developer since 99 mainly doing intranet web applications. ”

“ Hi! My name is Daniel and I can't wait to meet you! ”

“ I am interested in software design & development of complex enterprise systems. Of course Java is my preferred programming language. ”

“ Hi all, I've been in Java since 2000, I'm still keen on the language and platform in general. I hope to meet other enthusiactic people to get fresh mind air, share ideas, acquire new knowledge, etc. Looking forward to meet you in October. Tom ”

“ I want these local Meetups because i want to broaden my knowledge in all these areas. ”

“ I want these local Meetups. ”

“ U.S. Java/J2EE developer for over 7 years. Just completed M.S. in Software Engineering. Hoping to work in Dublin in late September 2007. Cheers. jimohara@yahoo.com ”

“ Hi, I've been project managing and developing java projects (J2EE and J2ME) for the past 5 years. I'm keen to meet other Java professionals to share ideas and opportunities. ”

“ Hi, I'm an Spanish college from Valencia (Spain). I think that's a great idea for sharing experiences and to know people. I hope my poor English level won't be a problem... we'll see. I'll arrive at Dublin on September. See you all then!! ”

“ I am Manager of the IT Division of Eden Recruitment. ”

“ Hi All, i am interested in this topic, however i know little about it at this stage. i am interested in learning more about it and hearing others experiences. i would prefer to meet in person to introduce myself. ”

“ I am Czech of origin. I have worked as Java developer for 2 years (+ school). Now i work in Dublin. ”

“ I am a Java/J2EE programmer, just arrived to Dublin in December 2006. I would like to attend Java meetings and exchange experiences. My favourite issues could be (and not limited) to : * EJB3 & JPA * Hibernate * Annotations * Spring * Struts ”

“ Used to be a Java developer. 2 years out of business... back to school ! Now enjoying some Perl development in a little company. ”

“ Am from Dublin, work has taken me to many places (the US, Germany, Israel, SE Asia) in recent years, just moved to a new place, looking to meet new friends. Love to chat about anything, not really a pub person so like the sound of this group. ”

“ I work as a Senior Software Engineer. Interested in Component Based development, Service Oriented Architecture, System management applications, and Migratory applications. Prefer to work with Agile methodologies. I moved to Dublin in 3Q06. ”

“ Developer for the last two years including a bit longer than a year java development. I am interested among many others subjects in EJB and Perl. ”

“ I'm looking forward to meeting everyone in the group soon. ”

“ Brazilian developer. ”