Codetown ::: a software developer's community
June 25, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Join us for a great talk on Refactoring with Neal Ford. Refactoring is a fine academic exercise in the perfect world, but we don't really live there. Even with the best intentions, projects build up… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
September 24, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University We'll have a special OrlandoJUG this month - it's a lightning talk session, featuring all members. This is your chance to talk about what's new, what you're working on or anything that's important to… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
January 10, 2010 all day – DeVry University The West Coast Community LeaderShip Summit is a one day unconference scheduled for January 9, 2010, at DeVry University in Daly City. The Oracle Technology Network is on board as a sponsor and it is… Organized by Van Riper | Type: meeting
April 29, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Join us at the OrlandoJUG This April for a presentation on Git, the version control tool and Gradle, the build tool. Jim Moore will give the presentation. Abstract: This session will talk about the… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting, git, gradle, jim, moore, orlandojug
June 24, 2010 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University From IDE to Data Center - What Every Developer Should Know About Deploying Distributed Systems to Production Taking a distributed system from development into a working production environment is a c… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
March 24, 2011 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University This month, Jim Clarke will give a talk on Embedded Java SE - JavaSE running on ARM, PowerPC, ATOM, and Oracle will provide refreshments! Jim gave this presentation for the GatorJUG last month. The… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
January 31, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Greetings Java Enthusiasts! This month, we welcome the return of Jackie Gleason. Jackie will give a talk you're sure to enjoy. Abstract: It seems we are living in the day of the scripting framew… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
April 25, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Join us for an Open Spaces meeting this month, hosted by your JUG Leader, Michael Levin. Open Spaces is a style of meeting in which everyone gets the chance to contribute. Mike has had many meaningfu… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
May 23, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm – DeVry University Join us for an Open Spaces meeting this month, hosted by your JUG Leader, Michael Levin.Open Spaces is a style of meeting in which everyone gets the chance to contribute. Mike has had many meaningful… Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
June 27, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm – DeVry University Guys, I have to cancel this meeting because I am out of town. Next month's meeting is a no-go as well because I'll attend OSCON. See ya in Sept! Mike Organized by Michael Levin | Type: meeting
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Pair programming and continuous integration can go hand-in-hand. Pushing to main multiple times a day is hard in isolation, leading to delays, large PRs, and merge issues, Ola Hast and Asgaut Mjølne Söderbom mentioned in their talk about continuous delivery with pair programming at QCon London. Pairing enables instant code review, easier refactoring, fewer bugs, and higher team resilience.
By Ben LindersMicrosoft has released Azure Container Storage v2.0.0, introducing significant performance enhancements and architectural simplifications for stateful workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The release focuses on deeper NVMe integration, streamlined user experience, and expanded open-source availability, while removing all service fees beyond underlying storage costs.
By Claudio MasoloIBM Research has recently introduced Granite-Docling-258M, a new open-source vision-language model (VLM) designed for high-fidelity document-to-text conversion while preserving complex layouts, tables, equations, and lists.
By Robert KrzaczyńskiAs QCon San Francisco (Nov 17-21, 2025) approaches, the conference's program committee and track hosts are sharing their top picks from this year's lineup. Their selections span a wide range of topics, from AI-accelerated development and platform engineering to resilience patterns and career growth, all with QCon's signature focus on real-world case studies and lessons learned.
By Artenisa ChatziouTeena Idnani explains how to architect and build resilient event-driven distributed systems in a multi-cloud reality. Using a fictional bank's migration journey, she shares practical, code-level solutions for overcoming major challenges: managing cross-cloud latency, ensuring event ordering and consistency, building resilience by design, and preventing duplicate events.
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