ROOTS is about Professional Development in four areas: Methods, Craftsmanship, Quality and Networking. ROOTS helps the dedicated professional learn and improve the skills necessary to compete in today’s global marketplace.  27th - 29th of April 2009, Bergen Kongressenter, Norway Home | About ROOTS | Downloads | Registration | Travel Main Menu Home Downloads Forum Program Topics  Site Map  About ROOTS  Archives  In The News!  Media Relations  Past ROOTS  Speakers  Travel  Useful Links  What's HOT! Partners ROOTS A-to-Z A nine year retrospective of speakers and topics – how many did you see?     Read more... ROOTS downloads an invaluable resource! For those who want to brush up on the sessions they attended, or those who want to see what they missed in sessions they did not attend, or even those who just wonder what happened at ROOTS in this and prior years, check out the downloads page. GLOBAL COLLABORATION Roy Singham was too modest to say anything, but ThoughtWorks is putting their money where their mouth is… check these links to learn more about Mingle, attributed to be the first commercial application to run on JRuby. ROOTS at LinkedIn Did you miss a business opportunity while at ROOTS? Don't worry! Join the ROOTS International Conference group at LinkedIn and stay in touch with the committee, speakers and other interesting ROOTS delegates. The only prerequisite is that you have taken part at ROOTS once before. Metrics versus Subjective Quality Read the face-off between Tom Gilb and Alistair Cockburn -- both ROOTS speakers -- in the IEEE Software issue March/April 2008. The first article, "Metrics Say Quality Better than Words", is written by Tom Gilb. The second article, "Subjective Quality Counts in Software Development", is written by Alistair Cockburn. SHIFT HAPPENS! Roy Singham introduced the ROOTS audience to this dialogue. Those who missed it can learn more, and those who were there can continue the dialogue by visiting the following Wiki. Do you have something to share? Tip us at roots@dnd.no. ROOTS 2008 topped attendance records! Join us next year for the 10th annual conference in Bergen, 27-29. April, 2009. See you there!! What our participants said about us this year: “Balance of subject and substance in the program offerings; professional focus on making IT better where it really matters.” Meteorologisk Instittut “ROOTS format works; differentiates itself from other conferences.” Trygvesta “Overall an excellent conference!” Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon “International feel of a conference in Bergen is great.” Miles “Good mix in the program, keep up the good job!” Avenir “Perfectly sized conference – gives one the opportunity to talk with the speakers during pauses.” HiB “Positive format, content focuses on process and technology, not vendors and products.” Anon Eighty-seven percent of those providing feedback indicated that they were, “satisfied with the professional content of the conference.” JBOWS – Just a bunch of web services Yngvar Tronstad - Closing Keynote Yngvar Trondstad closed the 9th consecutive ROOTS conference by cutting through the hype about SOA and enterprise integration.     Read more... What happened at ROOTS 2008? Roy Singham In spite of a history of excellent keynotes, the audience of ROOTS 2008 was treated to one of the best presentations in the history of the ROOTS conference. After introducing himself as “the least technical person in the room,” Roy proceeded to challenge the audience with his insightful commentary on the state of the industry.     Read more... Imagery @ ROOTS 2008 James Coplien and Trygve Reenskaug What actually happened at ROOTS this year? Flick through Lasse Koskela's pictures and see for yourself ... - Flickr ROOTS 2008     Read more... | PagEd |  Sponsors  Login  User name  Password