Back from the Sun Developer Advisory Council

I just got back from the Sun Developer Advisory Council meeting in Goa, India. I can't say much about it because of the confidentiality agreement I signed with them, but in general terms its a retreat for Sun execs with representatives from the Java development community. Basically, it was a chance for Sun to get feedback on their strategies. There were between one and five representatives from each country in the region.

My most valuable takeaway from the forum were the casual discussions I was able to have with my Indian counterparts. These execs manage companies with tens of thousands of developers! Again, the CDA I signed prevents me from going into details, but suffice it to say that it was reassuring to know that even in these immense and well-established companies, the trends of thinking are along similar lines to what we at Orange & Bronze have been advocating in our training - that of leanness, agility, and software engineering best practices.