Scott Price over at LoadStorm interviewed Andrew about his experiences in the software development arena. A lot of really great questions asked, and thoughtful answers on where we’re at as an industry today, and what the road ahead might look like.

Check out the interview and enjoy!

Andrew has just accepted speaking at the first Ãœber Conf 2010 being held in Denver, Colorado. A quick description of the conference:

Ãœber Conf 2010 will offer over 100 technically focused sessions on Java the Platform including hands on workshops centered around Architecture, Cloud, Security, Enterprise Java, Languages on the JVM, Build/Test, Mobility and Agility. The goal of Ãœber Conf is a simple one: totally blow the minds of our attendees.

From the guys that brought you No Fluff Just Stuff this is an even deeper dive into the technology we all know and love. Andrew will be presenting <a href=”http://uberconf.com/conference/denver/2010/06/speakers/andrew_lombardi” target=”_blank’>2 main sessions</a> on Apache Wicket from beginner to advanced talks. And the nice thing is, the sessions are 90 minutes which allows us to delve a lot deeper than a 50 minute cursory talk as is usual with most conferences. Both have their place, and we enjoy giving both kinds, but for this to be the Ãœber, I guess they had to go one step above :). In addition we’ll be doing a half day hands on talk where we’ll get a lot deeper involved and build something together.

Come visit and learn about how to build your Apache Wicket application from the very basic to the interactive and advanced … and be given enough time for the information to sink in. We’re excited to be providing these talks and hope to see you all in June!

At this year’s Mobile World Congress there have been a number of really fun announcements. The latest in the string, is that Opera decided to put up instead of shut up. In a recent post I talked about the brouhaha over the lack of Flash on the iPad, and the continued whines coming from the Adobe campus about how unfair Apple is being. It’s clear that when a company is playing the victim card, there’s something they obviously don’t want you to see. In Adobe’s case, increasingly this comes down to relevance in the consumer space. Don’t bother thinking or mentioning Hulu, no release date yet, but there’s going to be an app for that. And if you still think the iPad is irrelevant, stupid and a complete misfire, read this brilliant piece about the changing computer landscape.

This CNet article has a very nice overview of what Opera mini has to offer, and how it plays on a “loophole” in Apple’s SDK rules. Essentially instead of attempting in vain to launch the full Opera Mobile experience and have Apple shoot them down yet again, they’ve decided to get some free press, make a big stink, and see if the court of public opinion helps the stranglehold on “competing” apps for the system installed (Phone, Safari, Mail, etc).

“Where we stand, Opera Mini on iPhone is a show piece designed to shine a spotlight on Apple’s fierce stance toward competition, and to push the envelope.

As far as I can recall, Adobe is a pretty big outfit with a lot of really bright programmers. Opera just did what Adobe needs to do if it wants Flash to stay relevant in the future.

Hey Adobe… you hear that? HTML5 is at the door, do you mind letting her in?