Fifty Years of Software Development—Lessons from the Ancients
Gerald Weinberg, Industry Renowned Author & Consultant
Monday, March 14, 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Software development is always changing, but immersed in those changes, we may fail to see that not everything changes. Perhaps what hasn't changed in fifty years is worth our attention. In this keynote address, Jerry will tell some stories from his half-century in this software business and draw lessons about what is going on at present—what's important and what's ephemeral.

 

Jim RumbaughDifferentiating Business Performance Through Software Development
Jim Rumbaugh, IBM Distinguished Engineer
Tuesday, March 15, 12:15pm – 1:15pm
Description coming soon.

 

Software in a Service-Oriented World
David Chappell, Principal, Chappell & Associates
Wednesday, March 16, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
If services are the next big thing—and they are—what impact will this change have on software development? In his keynote address, David Chappell will give a perspective on this question, focusing on what service-oriented applications will (and should) look like. The issues he’ll address include how services relate to objects, why services imply the rise of technology for business process management, and what a developer’s life will be like in this brave new world.

Fireside Chat on Software
Joel Spolsky, author of world famous web log www.joelonsoftware.com
Thursday, March 17, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Joel on Software has become the canonical blog by the canonical software pundit: Joel Spolsky. Thanks to his engaging, comprehensive opinions on everything from methodology to usability, venture capital, hiring smart people, various technologies and even his own company's content management product, the cyberworld has come to depend on this author, entrepreneur and former Microsoftie for insight into the software industry's myriad facets. Join Software Development Editor in Chief Alexandra Weber Morales for an intimate interview with Joel Spolsky.

TECHNICAL KEYNOTES

Personalized Productivity with Visual Studio 2005
Craig Symonds, General Manager of Visual Studio, Microsoft
Wednesday, March 16, 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Software developers have diverse needs. This is why the Visual Studio 2005 product line was built from the beginning with the intention that each of its products would focus on a well-defined role. Whether you are a hobbyist or an elite enterprise developer, Visual Studio 2005 has a personalized, productive tool to suit your needs. In this keynote address, Craig Symonds will provide give an overview of Visual Studio 2005 that will include the efforts taken around the care and well-being of the C++ developer, as well as introduce Visual Studio 2005 Team System; an extensible life-cycle tools platform that helps software teams collaborate to reduce the complexity of delivering modern service-oriented solutions.

Chris S. Thomas Business Growth through Service Oriented Enterprise
Chris S. Thomas, Chief Strategist, Director of Strategic Initiatives, Solutions Market Development Group, Intel
Thursday, March 17, 12:30pm -1:30pm
A new generation of service oriented software, exploding data volumes, along with new technology and mobile users, demand an infrastructure that will provide access to data at any time, in any place and from any source. Intel's Service-Oriented Enterprise framework (SOE) spans from the datacenter backend to the wireless edge, and when fully implemented will provide the foundation for business growth. Software that can meet these demands must be adaptable to the changes in this dynamic and mobile environment. Join Chris S. Thomas, Chief Strategist, as he lays out how Intel is engaging the industry and solutions ecosystem and delivering software tools for building the next generation of solutions setting the stage for true business transformation.