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Day two at JavaOne, San Francisco

My first real day at JavaOne started at WWDC... A friend was kind enough to get me in so I could drool over the new 30 inch monitor in person. I was a little surprised that WWDC didn't have a strong vendor precense -- there were a small number of small booths, but I kept thinking that the "real" showfloor must be somewhere else. Who knows, maybe I just missed it. Regardless, I did meet a few energetic developers and the vibe was much better then across the street.

Back across the street, I talked with some folks from Macromedia about Flex which looks like a promising advancement in server powered, rich UI applications; I met some nice folks at O'Reilly and flipped through the new Eclipse book; and in general, roamed the floor looking for new tools of interest.

For lunch, it was Dim Sum at Canton Restaurant on Folsom Street; Dinner was Sushi at Grandeho's Kamekyo on Hyde Street and North Point, which was quite good.