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February 5, 2013 at 6pm to February 14, 2013 at 7pm – Brazzaville OpSoft a canadian startup at Brazzaville has launched a new way to help people tell how much they love each other during VALENTINE'S DAY or MONTH ... Right now until the 14th of Feb send your poetry… Organized by OpSoft Congo | Type: tell, how, much, you, love, her, or, him, them
February 13, 2013 from 6:30pm to 9pm – Santafe Campus, Building S, Room S-316 Come visit with other programmers, listen to Michael Levin. Mike's an experienced programmer, small business owner and computer consultant. He will speak about owning a small business and how to run… Organized by Dan Lackey | Type: gatorjug
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Matteo Collina has proposed a Virtual File System (VFS) for Node.js core through the node:vfs module. The proposal includes about 19,000 lines of code and addresses common workflow challenges. While it has community support, concerns have arisen regarding the use of AI in its development, prompting debates about its implications for code verification and necessity in the Node.js ecosystem.
By Daniel Curtis
There was a flurry of activity in the OpenJDK ecosystem during the week of May 18th, 2026, highlighting three JEPs elevated from Proposed to Target to Targeted and three JEPs elevated from Candidate to Proposed to Target for JDK 27. The proposed release schedule has also been finalized.
By Michael Redlich
Google has introduced Middleware for Genkit, its open-source framework for building AI-powered and agentic applications. The update adds a programmable interception layer around model calls, tool execution, and generation loops, giving developers more control over reliability, safety, and orchestration inside production AI systems.
By Robert Krzaczyński
AWS has recently made its managed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server generally available, giving AI coding agents controlled access to AWS APIs, documentation, and operational workflows through a standard interface. It provides a safer and more auditable way to connect AI agents to AWS services without handing over broad credentials.
By Renato Losio
At the Apache Iceberg Summit last month, Google announced new interoperability features for Apache Iceberg in BigQuery. The preview of the serverless Iceberg REST catalog lets teams create, update, and query the same Apache Iceberg tables in BigQuery and in engines like Spark, Flink, and Trino without duplicating data.
By Renato Losio
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