Web 2.0 Rock Star Competition At MySQL Conference

If you are planning on attending the MySQL conference in Santa Clara next week, you should definitely check out the BoF session Tuesday night 4/15 @ 8:30 Ballroom E, titled "Be a Web 2.0 Rock Star"

Anand Pandey of MySQL will be conducting a hands-on training session on the open source WaveMaker visual Ajax studio.

For added excitement, there will also be a speed Web 2.0 code-a-thon with judging by Jay Pipes and cool prizes (not to mention free beer and roving Elvis impersonators)

Release your inner geek at this festive Web 2.0 code-athon!

• For newbies, get an up-close look at the latest Visual Ajax and Web 2.0 technologies.
• For rock stars, prove that you've got what it takes to be a Web 2.0 rock star!

This BoF mixes hands on tutorials for Ajax and Web 2.0 newbies with the action and excitement of a white knuckle coding competition.

Rules for the Web 2.0 Rock Star competition:

1. Start with a blank screen and your favorite Web 2.0 tools
2. Build a cool Web 2.0/MySQL app in 30 minutes or less
3. There is no rule 3

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Our panel of distinguished gearheads will award prizes in 5 categories:

1. Fastest Web 2.0 in the West - most functionality in the shortest time
2. Coolest Web 2.0 app - most likely to appear on TechCrunch
3. Funkiest Ajax widget - most strangely fascinating UI
4. Gnarliest database call - unleash the beast inside of every MySQL server!
5. Geekiest Ajax app - most Knuth-worthy implementation

Sun Gobbles Up Open Source Star MySQL

The open source feeding frenzy continues. Last year it was Redhat acquiring JBoss. This year it's Sun acquiring MySQL. This is a strong validation for the open source business model, and gives Sun a new software platform for leadership in the enterprise.

MySQL has been strong in the web database market and is just now poking its nose into the enterprise. To do this, they have teamed up with WaveMaker for companies looking to replace their client/server tools like Oracle Forms, Lotus Notes, MS Access and PowerBuilder.

I wrote more about this in the Keeneview blog under MySQL and Marten Mickos: When Nice Guys Finish First.