2019

What people said about JAlba 2019:

• “I enjoyed very much this second edition of JAlba, as I enjoyed the first edition. I attended three different un-conferences, SoCraTes-FRance, JCrete and JAlba and I confess that I particularly like JAlba.”
• “JAlba was great fun and a really valuable use of my time. The conversations we had gave me great insight into what others are thinking and what is the general thought in their part of the world. I think that it is a group of people with sufficiently different experiences to ensure it does not become some kind of echo chamber where everyone agrees with each other. This was the only conference I accepted to attend this year because I had such good memories from the previews year.”
• “I really enjoyed every minute of JAlba! The conversations and contact with everyone was great.”
• “Thank you again for a wonderful event! I’m looking forward to 2020 🙂
• “I was really inspired by the passion and enthusiasm everyone seemed to have, not only for Java, but for their profession and for various projects, and that is definitely something valuable I took home with me.”
• “I can’t think of anything I did not enjoy, to be honest.”
• “The unconference format gives us a chance to discuss what we really care about in the Java Community, and JAlba gave us the space and time to do it thoughtfully and in great company too.”
• “Fantastic time spent with a very friendly bunch of people, discussing, debating, and discovering many aspects of modern software craftsmanship in the context of Java. The time away from sessions was intensely about technology but also about human aspects of software. And all of that in fantastic surroundings of Edinburgh. Could not recommend it highly enough!”

What people wrote about JAlba 2019:

• Nick Ebbitt
• Michał Trojanowski
• James Gough – Becoming a Developer Advocate
• James Gough – Is TDD Dead?

Pictures from that year (selected from the group collection)

The 2019 unconference programme:

Friday 24thWorking sessionsBoat tour – Inchcolm Island and The BridgesWhisky tasting at the Cannonball Restaurant and Bar

Notes from the sessions: