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- How did you hear about Codetown?
- Melbourne Meetup Hackathon
- What are your main interests in software development?
- Windows applications. Would like to venture into the realm of mobile apps on any of the platforms.
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Welcome to Codetown!
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Happy birthday, Michael!
Hi Michael and welcome to Codetown! There's an incredibly active group doing mobile apps in Africa - an Android developers group. Let me know if you'd like to get involved and learn. All the best, Michael Levin