SouJava

SouJava
Company typeNonprofit, NGO
IndustryInformation Technology and Services
FoundedSeptember 1999 (1999-09)
FoundersBruno Souza (JavaMan)
Einar Saukas
Headquarters
Sao Paulo
,
Brazil
Websitehttp://soujava.org.br/

SouJava is a Brazilian Java User Group created to promote the Java programming language and other Open Source initiatives.[1] It's recognized as the world's largest Java User Group[2][3] with 40,000 members.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ SouJava. "Sobre SouJava" (in Portuguese). SouJava. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Simon Phipps (April 14, 2005). "Brazil - the Global Java Leader?". Java.net. Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015. To give you an idea of the strength of the Java community in Brazil, the world's largest Java User Group is based there. The Sociedade de Usuarios Java, "SouJava" boasts almost 18,000 members and has now spread from its original base in Sao Paulo to be a national organisation
  3. ^ Onno Kluyt, JCP Chair (2005). "Looking back, Looking ahead". Java Community Process. Retrieved June 14, 2015. What pleased me is that the Java Community has become more inclusive of the industries and geographies around the world as illustrated by SouJava's joining from Brasil (the world's largest JUG and the first JUG to join)
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  5. ^ JavaOne (December 6, 2012). "JavaOne Conference: SOUJava recognized around the world as the largest JUG with 40000 members". JavaOne. Retrieved June 14, 2015. SOUJava recognized around the world as the largest JUG with 40000 members
  6. ^ Evans, Ben (October 1, 2014). "JavaOne Press Panel - Community and Java SE". InfoQ. Retrieved July 10, 2015. the largest JUG worldwide is the Brazilian SouJava with 40000 members