It's day 2 here at The Spring Experience. I started the day by chatting with Chris Richardson, the author of the upcoming POJOs in Action. I was hoping to be able to read his book early and provide a quote for the back cover, but I've not received my e-copy yet and Chris says that it's going to the printers in the next day or two. So, while I can't say that POJOs in Action is a good book, I can say that Chris is a really nice guy and based on our discussion he seems to know what he's talking about. (There ya go, Chris...I told you I'd give you a "nice guy" quote!)
I also chatted briefly with some old friends: Rick Hightower, Stuart Halloway, and Justin Gehtland. It was good to meet up with them.
In the first session of the day, Justin gave his "Spring, Mule, and the ESB" talk. I must say, it was a very very very good presentation. Justin knows Mule very well. I learned a lot from that session. If anyone is planning on attending my "Service Oriented Spring" talk tomorrow, I hope you won't be disappointed after hearing Justin's talk. Justin went into a great deal more detail than I will with Mule. But hopefully there will be something of value for you in my talk.
I'm skipping out of the 2nd session to write this and to help my wife pack so that we can move to a more comfy room. (The room they gave us initially has a great ocean view, but sucks otherwise.)
More later...
