recent meetings
04/18/12: "Ask Me Anything" by Eric S. Raymond
03/27/12: "URL Re-writing for the Next-Generation Web User" by Lincoln Baxter III
02/29/12: "Java Performance Monitoring" by Paul Jasek
12/13/11: "Android: Rise of the Machines!" by Frank Zammetti
10/25/11: "Java SE7 Preview" by Kirk Spadt
"Character Sets, Encodings, Java and Other Headaches" by Brian Clapper
Sponsored by Harvest Financial Partners
Abstract: Java is capable of reading, writing, and converting among various character encodings. But, surprisingly, many people don’t entirely understand the difference between Unicode and UTF-16; how ISO Latin 1, Windows 1252, and ASCII are related; how Java translates (or fails to translate) between character encodings; or what the pitfalls are when dealing with external databases, web browsers, and data files. This talk attempts to demystify the terminology, the technology, and the trials and tribulations associated with handling multiple character sets in Java applications.
Speaker Bio:
Brian Clapper is an independent consultant specializing in software development. With 26 years of experience in the software industry, Brian has had experience in many areas of software development, including a 9-year stint developing an enterprise product information management system for a local independent software vendor. Large-scale systems are one of his specialties. He’s especially fond of Unix-like systems and likes how the JVM allows him to use Linux as a development environment, even in a Windows shop. Oh, and he’s also listed in the Legal Notices section of the iPhone.
