Ben Hale
Great Lakes Software Symposium
Chicago · November 17 - 19, 2006
Cloud Foundry Java Experience Engineer
Ben Hale leads Pivotal's efforts to constantly improve the Java experience on Cloud Foundry. Recently he has been working on the Cloud Foundry Java Buildpack with an eye to making it the best place to run Java applications, in the Cloud or otherwise.
Prior to working on Cloud Foundry, Ben worked on large-scale middleware management tools, tc Server, dm Server (OSGi), and Spring. If you go back far enough, he even worked on a network management and monitoring application, but will deny it when asked.
Presentations
Spring Web Flow Jumpstart
Have you ever developed a web application with a long user action based on form input? Did you curse the Java community for their inability to address this very common application type? Well, attend this session about Spring Web Flow and you'll curse no more.
The Spring Experience (in 90 minutes)
In this interactive session Ben walks you through the experience of building a simple Spring-powered application from the ground up.
The Spring Experience (in 90 minutes)
In this interactive session Ben walks you through the experience of building a simple Spring-powered application from the ground up.
Introduction to the Spring Framework
In this day and age, it's pretty hard to be a Java developer and not have heard of the Spring Framework. The question is, what exactly is Spring? Well, you don't have to look any further. This session aims to answer the questions of what Spring is as well as why you might want to use it and what it can do for you.