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Friday, March 6, 2009
Featured Event
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JavaPosse Roundup
March 2, 2009 to March 6, 2009 – Mindview HQ The JavaPosse Roundup is a small gathering of Java codeslingers in a mountain town called Crested Butte, way out West in Colorado. Your hosts are The Java Posse and Bruce Eckel. Join them and explore… Organized by Mindview, Inc | Type: conference
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Flex Camp Miami
March 6, 2009 from 8am to 5pm – Hurricane100 Room, BankUnited Center With a list of some of the top speakers from the top companies in Flex and AIR development, Flex Camp Miami is a great event for anyone interested in Adobe Flex and AIR. For more information on purch… Organized by Brian Rinaldi | Type: conference
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Welcome to Codetown!
Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.
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InfoQ Reading List
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Travis Gosselin discusses how an internal developer portal (IDP) can combat the developer experience crisis. He explains how to empower engineering teams by building a business case for a developer portal, considering architectural choices, and balancing standardization with flexibility for effective adoption. He highlights the importance of reducing friction and improving fulfillment.
By Travis GosselinHCP Terraform Now Offers Hold Your Own Key (HYOK) Option for Artifact Encryption
HashiCorp announced on July 31, 2025, the general availability of Hold Your Own Key (HYOK) support for HCP Terraform. This feature gives customers full control over the encryption keys used to protect sensitive Terraform artifacts such as state and plan files.
By Craig RisiArticle: Zero-Downtime Critical Cloud Infrastructure Upgrades at Scale
Engineers can avoid common pitfalls in large-scale infrastructure upgrades by studying others' experiences. The article provides lessons learned from big firms like eBay and Snowflake, offering solutions for legacy systems, performance validation, and rollback planning. It emphasizes systematic preparation and clear communication to handle challenges and ensure zero-downtime upgrades at scale.
By Kiran BhatPodcast: Is WebAssembly the Secure, Efficient Alternative Everybody was Waiting For?
Laurent Doguin and Geoffroy Couprie discuss their pioneering work with Wasm on the infrastructure side. They walk us through the benefits and challenges of building a platform over WebAssembly and why it’s the safer alternative to containers.
By Laurent Doguin, Geoffroy CouprieGemini 2.5 Deep Think Parallelizes Creative Problem-Solving
As part of Google AI Ultra subscription, Gemini 2.5 Deep Think is a model designed for creative problem-solving through the use of parallel thinking techniques and extended inference time.
By Sergio De Simone
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