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Bintrail is a recently introduced layer that brings point-in-time queries and row-history lookups to MySQL, the only major relational database lacking native temporal querying. Using indexed binlogs behind ProxySQL and without modifying MySQL or application code, Bintrail supports querying data as of a past timestamp and reviewing change history, primarily for recovery and audit scenarios.
By Renato Losio
QCon AI Boston 2026 is close to selling out. Six sessions where speakers engage directly with the gap between AI working in a demo and AI working in production.
By Artenisa Chatziou
J. Paul Reed discusses the "ironies of automation" - a 40 years-old concept now amplified by AI. He explains how advanced systems often make the human operator more crucial, not less, while simultaneously degrading the skills needed to intervene. Sharing real-world stories of "AI-fueled" incidents, he shares why over-reliance on AI can double recovery times and how to maintain resilience.
By J. Paul Reed
Platform engineering should have a product focus, as developers are customers; they must provide composable, self-service capabilities, golden bricks rather than rigid golden paths, so teams can move quickly while maintaining consistency. Success is measured through adoption, developer experience, and business outcomes such as deployment frequency and change failure rate.
By Ben Linders
Google introduced new Android development tools that enable building apps up to 3x faster by using AI agents, including a redesigned Android command-line interface (CLI), structured skills", and an integrated knowledge base. These tools are designed to support agent-driven workflows and are compatible with third-party agents such as Claude Code and Codex, in addition to Google Gemini.
By Sergio De Simone
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there will be info for those of us who want to benefit from the talks. See you again at Canvs. I think OrlandoJUG will meet there again this month on the 4th Th. I want to take the SunRail if it runs that late.
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We are runnning preparation to JDayLviv 2015 - third annual conference devoted to java ecosystem.
So as usual we need speakers, sponsors and for sure attendees. If somebody would like to visit Ukraine and prepare some good talk - you are welcome - we will definitely provide you decent shelter, tasty food and cover your travel if it costs reasonably. If you would like to know more about our conference watch video 2013 2014 and photo or just drop me mail and I'll answer on your all questions.
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Hi Pavel and welcome to Codetown! I like your profile picture. Are you aware of the great vJug sessions coming up? One in about a week is a discussion of Josh Bloch's Effective Java. It's on the Safari Bookshelf! So, if you sign up for a free trial, you'll have just enough time to read the first 100 pages for the first meeting. All the best, Michael
PS - Here's the invitation from Simon:
May 26th Book Reading Club: "Effective Java" by Josh Bloch - Part 1
June 16th Book Reading Club: "Effective Java" by Josh Bloch - Part 2
July 7th Book Reading Club: "Effective Java" by Josh Bloch - Part 3
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