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QCon: TODO list inspired by the conference

(Updated 15 Dec 2020 with correct completed status!)

~~Investigate Maven 2 for builds~~
~~Have a glance at TestNG unit testing~~ (completed 2013)
~~Potentially play with JMock for current testing framework~~ (completed ~2009)
~~Play with GWT.~~ (completed 2009-2013)
~~Sign up for Pragmatic Architect event~~
Check out JavaBlackBelt site - what is provided, and what are the feelings of professionals (or, more importantly, recruiters) towards these qualifications?
~~Look into getting Visual Studio .NET again so you can have a go at GUI development in it.~~ (completed 2011)
Go to technorati.
~~Investigate JUnit 4 changes/improvements.~~

(Update: 15 Dec 2020: Huh. I did OK with these over the following decade...)

Things I took out of QCon:

I want to play with Ajax. Maybe I've "grown out" of front end development but that doesn't prevent it from being (potentially) extremely cool
Selenium looks like a good place to start for automated website testing
It can take up to 7 years to move away from a legacy architecture. Depressing, but at least it shows it can be done and it's worth the effort
I'm going to become a certified Scrum ~~Master~~ Mistress. I believe Agile in some form or other is the most efficient way to run software development, but there are a LOT of lessons to learn in order to get it right. And number one lesson is you need the right team.