Mark Stephens

Mark Stephens has been working with Java and PDF since 1999 and has diversified into HTML5, SVG and JavaFX.

He also enjoys speaking at conferences and has been a Speaker at user groups, Business of Software, Seybold and JavaOne conferences. He has a very dry sense of humor and an MA in Medieval History for which he has not yet found a practical use.

621 Stories by Mark Stephens

Is attending JavaOne still worth the hassle?

JavaOne in San Francisco is one of the longest running Java events. It is one of the more expensive events to attend (and for...

June 21, 2017 0 1 min read

Is it still worth attending software conferences in 2017?

Each year we ask ourselves this question. Conferences are expensive to attend, consume a great deal of time, energy and money and represent a...

June 1, 2017 0 1 min read

What should be in Java10?

It might seem a bit early to start speculating about Java10 before Java9 has even launched. In fact, with Project Valhalla, some ideas have...

May 31, 2017 1 1 min read

What are NetBeans Days?

NetBeans Day has traditionally been an event which happened on the day before JavaOne started. It would be a big Community run event before...

April 4, 2017 0 1 min read

NetBeans Day UK announced for Tuesday 25th April 2017

We are very pleased to announce that the third NetBeans Day UK will be on tuesday 25th April. Our friends at University of Greenwich...

February 1, 2017 0 50 sec read